opaline
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opaline (comparative more opaline, superlative most opaline)
- Resembling opal in having a milky white iridescence.
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opaline (countable and uncountable, plural opalines)
- 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.
- (mineralogy) Any of several minerals resembling opal, including a variety of yellow chalcedony.
- Synonym of opal glass
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resembling opal in its iridescence
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opaline f (uncountable)
- opal glass, opaline (type of opaque translucent glass)
- Synonym: opaalglas
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opaline (not comparable)
- opaline, made of opal glass
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Inflection of opaline | ||||
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uninflected | opaline | |||
inflected | opaline | |||
comparative | — | |||
positive | ||||
predicative/adverbial | opaline | |||
indefinite | m./f. sing. | opaline | ||
n. sing. | opaline | |||
plural | opaline | |||
definite | opaline | |||
partitive | opalines |
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