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opalescent

English

Etymology

From opal +? -escent. First attested in 1813.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /o?p?l?s?nt/
  • Rhymes: -?s?nt

Adjective

opalescent (comparative more opalescent, superlative most opalescent)

  1. Exhibiting a milky iridescence like that of an opal.

Translations


Romanian

Etymology

From French opalescent

Adjective

opalescent m or n (feminine singular opalescent?, masculine plural opalescen?i, feminine and neuter plural opalescente)

  1. opalescent

Declension

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opalize

English

Alternative forms

  • opalise

Etymology

opal +? -ize

Verb

opalize (third-person singular simple present opalizes, present participle opalizing, simple past and past participle opalized)

  1. (transitive) To convert into a form of opal or chalcedony, especially to convert wood into such a fossilized form.
  2. (transitive) To make opalescent.

Translations

opalize From the web:

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