different between extraneous vs opacifier

English

Etymology

From Latin extr?neus (“from without, strange”). Doublet of strange. Cognate with estrange (verb), Spanish extraño.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k?st?e?.ni.?s/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ek?st?æ?.ni.?s/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?k?st?e?.ni.?s/, /?k?st?e?.ni.?s/
• Rhymes: -e?ni?s

Adjective

extraneous (not comparable)

1. Not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing; without or beyond a thing; foreign

   to separate gold from extraneous matter

   Extraneous substances were found on my cup of water.

2. Not essential or intrinsic

Synonyms

• (not belonging to): additional, alien, foreign, intrusive; See also Thesaurus:foreign
• (not essential): superfluous, extra; See also Thesaurus:extrinsic

Antonyms

• intraneous

Derived terms

• extraneously
• extraneousness

Translations

English

Etymology

opacify +? -er

Noun

opacifier (plural opacifiers)

1. (chemistry) a chemical agent added to a material, such as rocket propellant, to make it opaque
2. (figuratively) an extraneous agent or vehicle which, intentionally otherwise, makes something opaque

French

Etymology

opaque +? -ifier

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?.pa.si.fje/

Verb

opacifier

1. (transitive) to opacify

Conjugation

Further reading

• “opacifier” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).