different between opaline vs opalise

English

Etymology

opal +? -ine.

Adjective

opaline (comparative more opaline, superlative most opaline)

1. resembling opal in its iridescence; having a milky white iridescence.

Noun

opaline (countable and uncountable, plural opalines)

1. a clear to white liquid secreted by sea hares (genus Aplysia) that becomes viscous upon contact with water

   The attack on a sea hare by a spiny lobster causes release of the whitish opaline, followed the co-release of both opaline and ink.

2. (mineralogy) any of several minerals resembling opal, including a variety of yellow chalcedony
3. opal glass

Related terms

• opalescent

Translations

Anagrams

• Neapoli

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French opalin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?o?.pa??li.n?/
• Hyphenation: opa?li?ne
• Rhymes: -in?

Noun

opaline f (uncountable)

1. opal glass, opaline (type of opaque translucent glass)

   Synonym: opaalglas

Hyponyms

• melkglas

Adjective

opaline (not comparable)

1. opaline, made of opal glass

Inflection

Hyponyms

• melkglazen

French

Pronunciation

Adjective

opaline

1. feminine singular of opalin

Italian

Adjective

opaline

1. feminine plural of opalino

English

Etymology

opal +? -ise

Verb

opalise (third-person singular simple present opalises, present participle opalising, simple past and past participle opalised)

1. Alternative spelling of opalize

Anagrams

• Polesia