Pearlescent

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  pearlescent \pearl*es"cent\ (p[~e]r*l[e^]s"ent) adj.
     1. Having an iridescent pearl-like surface, giving a play of
        lustrous rainbowlike colors; nacreous; pearlaceous.
  
     Syn: iridescent, nacreous, opalescent, opaline, pearlaceous.
          [WordNet 1.5]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pearlescent
       adj : having a play of lustrous rainbow-like colors; "an
             iridescent oil slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent)
             clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"; "a milky
             opalescent (or opaline) luster" [syn: {iridescent}, {nacreous},
              {opalescent}, {opaline}]