opaline

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English

Etymology

From opal +‎ -ine.

Adjective

opaline (comparative more opaline, superlative most opaline)

  1. Resembling opal in having a milky white iridescence.
    • 2023, C Pam Zhang, Land of Milk and Honey, Hutchinson Heinemann, page 134:
      She was so alive that night, opaline points in her eyes, mouth parted to bare her teeth.

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. Synonym of opal glass

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French opalin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌoː.paːˈli.nə/
  • Hyphenation: opa‧li‧ne
  • Rhymes: -inə

Noun

opaline f (uncountable)

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

Hyponyms

Adjective

opaline (not comparable)

  1. opaline, made of opal glass

Declension

Declension of opaline
uninflected opaline
inflected opaline
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial opaline
indefinite m./f. sing. opaline
n. sing. opaline
plural opaline
definite opaline
partitive opalines

Hyponyms

French

Pronunciation

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Adjective

opaline

  1. feminine singular of opalin

Italian

Adjective

opaline

  1. feminine plural of opalino

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