opaline

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

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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

Inflection
Inflection 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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