iridescent

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English word iridescent comes from Latin iris (Rainbow.), English -escent (Beginning to be; becoming. Resembling.)

iris (Latin)

Rainbow.

-escent (English)

Beginning to be; becoming. Resembling.

iridescent (English)

(not comparable) Producing a display of lustrous, rainbow-like colors; prismatic.. Brilliant, lustrous, or colorful.

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