OPAL | • opal n. (Mineralogy) A mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific… • opal n. (Biology, genetics, biochemistry) A colloquial name used in molecular biology referring to a particular… • opal n. Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Nesolycaena. |
OPALED | • opaled adj. (Poetic) opalescent; misty or milky in appearance. • OPALED adj. decorated with opal. |
OPALESCE | • opalesce v. To be opalescent; to give forth a play of colours, like the opal. • OPALESCE v. to emit an iridescent shimmer of colors. |
OPALESCED | • opalesced v. Simple past tense and past participle of opalesce. • OPALESCE v. to emit an iridescent shimmer of colors. |
OPALESCENCE | • opalescence n. The state of being opalescent. • opalescence n. (Physics) the milky iridescent appearance of a dense transparent medium when it is illuminated by polychromatic… • OPALESCENCE n. a milky iridescence. |
OPALESCENCES | • opalescences n. Plural of opalescence. • OPALESCENCE n. a milky iridescence. |
OPALESCENT | • opalescent adj. Exhibiting a milky iridescence like that of an opal. • OPALESCENT adj. reflecting a milky or pearly light from the interior. |
OPALESCENTLY | • opalescently adv. In an opalescent manner. • OPALESCENT adv. reflecting a milky or pearly light from the interior. |
OPALESCES | • opalesces v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of opalesce. • OPALESCE v. to emit an iridescent shimmer of colors. |
OPALESCING | • opalescing v. Present participle of opalesce. • OPALESCE v. to emit an iridescent shimmer of colors. |
OPALINE | • opaline adj. Resembling opal in its iridescence; having a milky white iridescence. • opaline n. A clear to white liquid secreted by sea hares (genus Aplysia) that becomes viscous upon contact with water. • opaline n. (Mineralogy) any of several minerals resembling opal, including a variety of yellow chalcedony. |
OPALINES | • opalines n. Plural of opaline. • OPALINE n. an opaque white glass. |
OPALISED | • opalised v. Simple past tense and past participle of opalise. • OPALISED adj. made smooth, like opal, also OPALIZED. |
OPALIZED | • opalized v. Simple past tense and past participle of opalize. • opalized adj. Converted into a form of opal or chalcedony. • OPALIZED adj. made smooth, like opal, also OPALISED. |
OPALS | • opals n. Plural of opal. • Opals prop.n. (Chiefly Australia) The women’s national basketball representative team of Australia. • OPAL n. an amorphous variety of silica. |