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Cymophanous
Cymophanous Cy*moph"a*nous (s?-m?f"?-n?s or s?-), a. Having a wavy, floating light; opalescent; chatoyant.
Diaphanous
Diaphanous Di*aph"a*nous, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to show or shine through; dia` through + ? to show, and in the passive, to shine: cf. F. diaphane. See Phantom, and cf. Diaphane, Diaphanic.] Allowing light to pass through, as porcelain; translucent or transparent; pellucid; clear. Another cloud in the region of them, light enough to be fantastic and diaphanous. --Landor.
Diaphanously
Diaphanously Di*aph"a*nous*ly, adv. Translucently.
Hydrophanous
Hydrophanous Hy*droph"a*nous, a. (Min.) Made transparent by immersion in water.
Hygrophanous
Hygrophanous Hy*groph"a*nous, a. [Gr. ? wet + ? to show.] Having such a structure as to be diaphanous when moist, and opaque when dry.
Idiocyclophanous
Idiocyclophanous Id`i*o*cy*cloph"a*nous, a. [Idio- + Gr. ? circle + ? to appear.] (Crystallog.) Same as Idiophanous.
Idiophanous
Idiophanous Id`i*oph"a*nous, a. [Idio- + ? to appear.] (Crystallog.) Exhibiting interference figures without the aid of a polariscope, as certain crystals.
Monophanous
Monophanous Mo*noph"a*nous, a. [Mono- + Gr. ? to show.] Having one and the same appearance; having a mutual resemblance.
Pyrophanous
Pyrophanous Py*roph"a*nous, a. [Pyro- + Gr. ? to show, pass, to shine.] Rendered transparent by heat.
Semidiaphanous
Semidiaphanous Sem`i*di*aph"a*nous, a. Half or imperfectly transparent; translucent. --Woodward.

Meaning of Phanous from wikipedia

- ****ociated with the holy month. The word "Fanous" (also spelled Fanos, Phanous and Fanoos) is a term originating from Gr**** φανός, phanós. It means 'light'...