iridescence
Example Sentences
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The team found that sea silk's iridescence is created by a spherical protein structure known as "photonin."
From Science Daily
“For example, when you look at oyster shells, they have an iridescence of pearly green and blue, and that’s definitely from minerals like copper,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times
Tentacular growths begin to invade the offshore structure, shimmering with oily iridescence against the rig’s dull, cold steel.
From New York Times
Out of the 16,724 known species and subspecies of ants worldwide, only a few exhibit blue coloration or iridescence.
From Science Daily
And I think it's because it's got the iridescence to it as well.
From Salon
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