translucent

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Under strong light, however, they become translucent with a grayish green hue.

From Science Daily • Mar. 1, 2026

“This very rare geologic feature of translucent petroleum has been filtered by nature,” the sign read.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

Siphonophores -- largely translucent creatures in fanciful shapes resembling toddlers' drawings -- glowed as they drifted by, and silver, fingernail-sized fish skittered out of the sub's wake.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

Named the Magnavox Odyssey, the console setup included translucent overlays that players stuck on the TV screen to create colorful game boards, such as table tennis, roulette and haunted house.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

There was cold salad and clear soup, with translucent mushrooms floating within the broth in cloudlike clusters.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo