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opaline

adj

Etymology

From opal + -ine.

  1. derived from उपल
  2. derived from ὀπάλλιος
  3. derived from opalus
  4. borrowed from opale
  5. suffixed as opaline — “opal + ine”

Definitions

  1. Resembling opal in having a milky white iridescence.

    • She was so alive that night, opaline points in her eyes, mouth parted to bare her teeth.

  2. A clear to white liquid secreted by sea hares (genus Aplysia) that becomes viscous upon…

    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.

  3. Any of several minerals resembling opal, including a variety of yellow chalcedony.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Synonym of opal glass.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA