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opal
English
Etymology
In Florio’s A World of Words 1598 as opale, from French opale, from Latin opalus, from Byzantine Greek ???????? (opállios), from Sanskrit ??? (upala, “gem, stone”), from ???? (upári, “the upper millstone”)..
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /???p?l/
- (US) IPA(key): /?o?p?l/
- Rhymes: -??p?l
Noun
opal (plural opals)
- (mineralogy) A mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity, of the chemical formula SiO2·nH2O.
- (biology, genetics, biochemistry) A colloquial name used in molecular biology referring to a particular stop codon sequence, "UGA."
- Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Nesolycaena.
Derived terms
Translations
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Opal”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
- “opal”, in Mindat.org?[2], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.
Anagrams
- OLAP, POLA, Palo, alop, aplo-, pola
Cebuano
Etymology
From English opal, from French opale, from Latin opalus, from Byzantine Greek ???????? (opállios), from Sanskrit ??? (upala, “gem, stone”), from ???? (upári, “the upper millstone”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: o?pal
Noun
opal
- (mineralogy) opal
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.pal/
Etymology 1
Noun
opal m inan
- (mineralogy) opal
Declension
Derived terms
- (adjective) opalowy
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
opal
- second-person singular imperative of opali?
Further reading
- opal in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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fiorite
English
Etymology
Fiora +? -ite
Noun
fiorite (uncountable)
- (mineralogy) A variety of opal occurring in the cavities of volcanic tufa, in smooth and shining globular and botryoidal masses.
Italian
Adjective
fiorite f pl
- feminine plural of fiorito
Verb
fiorite
- feminine plural of the past participle of fiorire
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