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Iridescent vs Viridescent - What's the difference?

iridescent | viridescent |

As adjectives the difference between iridescent and viridescent

is that iridescent is producing a display of lustrous, rainbow-like colors; prismatic while viridescent is having a greenish hue; becoming somewhat green in color.

iridescent

English

(iridescence)

Adjective

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

    • Derived terms

    * iridesce * iridescence * iridescently

    Anagrams

    * English words suffixed with -escent ----

    viridescent

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having a greenish hue; becoming somewhat green in color.
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