opalescence

/ˌoʊpəˈlɛsəns/
noun
  1. A milky, iridescent play of colors like that of an opal.
    • The soap bubble displayed a beautiful opalescence before it popped.
    • The opalescence of the gemstone shifted from blue to green as she turned it in the light.
    • The artist captured the opalescence of the morning sky in her watercolor painting.
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