compound word for hard changing rainbow-colored lining of the shell of various mollusks like oysters.?

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2007-01-09 23:50:40 · 3 answers · asked by jun 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education

Mother-of-Pearl

2007-01-09 23:59:29 · answer #1 · answered by Julie F 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

mother-of-pearl?

I don't know if that counts as a compound word, or just hyphenated.

2007-01-09 23:55:11 · answer #2 · answered by wiscoteach 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

It's called mother-of-pearl. It is hyphenated.

2007-01-09 23:58:33 · answer #3 · answered by poorcocoboiboi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋