opalize
English
Alternative forms
- opalise
Etymology
opal + -ize
Verb
opalize (third-person singular simple present opalizes, present participle opalizing, simple past and past participle opalized)
- (transitive) To convert into a form of opal or chalcedony, especially to convert wood into such a fossilized form.
- (transitive) To make opalescent.
Translations
to convert into form of opal or chalcedony
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to make opalescent
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