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cymophanous

cymophanous adjective: having a wavy, floating light; opalescent; chatoyant.

Adjective

cymophanous (comparative more cymophanous, superlative most cymophanous)

  1. Having a wavy, floating light; opalescent; chatoyant.

Forms of cymophanous

comparativemore cymophanous
superlativemost cymophanous

Origin of cymophanous

From cymo- + -phanous.

Questions about cymophanous

What does cymophanous mean?
Cymophanous means having a wavy, floating light; opalescent; chatoyant.
What part of speech is cymophanous?
Cymophanous is an adjective.

Words near cymophanous in the dictionary

  1. cymols
  2. cymometer
  3. cymometers
  4. cymophane
  5. cymophanes
  6. cymophanous
  7. cymophenol
  8. cymoscope
  9. cymoscopes
  10. cymose
  11. cymosely

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