Vocabulary : Irides to Iridize

Irides : of Iris
Iridescence : Exhibition of colors like those of the rainbow; the quality or state of being iridescent; a prismatic play of color; as, the iridescence of mother-of-pearl.
Iridescent : Having colors like the rainbow; exhibiting a play of changeable colors; nacreous; prismatic; as, iridescent glass.
Iridian : Of or pertaining to the iris or rainbow.
Iridiated : Iridescent.

Iridic : Of or pertaining to the iris of the eye. ;; Of or pertaining to iridium; -- said specifically of those compounds in which iridium has a relatively high valence.
Iridioscope : A kind of ophthalmoscope.
Iridious : Of or pertaining to iridium; -- applied specifically to compounds in which iridium has a low valence.
Iridium : A rare metallic element, of the same group as platinum, which it much resembles, being silver-white, but harder, and brittle, and indifferent to most corrosive agents. With the exception of osmium, it is the heaviest substance known, its specific gravity being 22.4. Symbol Ir. Atomic weight 192.5.
Iridize : To point or tip with iridium, as a gold pen. ;; To make iridescent; as, to iridize glass.

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