Opaline Definition

ōpəlēn, ōpəlīn, ōpəlin
adjective
Of or like opal.
Webster's New World
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noun

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.
Wiktionary

(mineralogy) Any of several minerals resembling opal.

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Other Word Forms of Opaline

Noun

Singular:
opaline
Plural:
opalines

Opaline Sentence Examples

  • If you collect Depression glass, adding an opaline, jadite, or EAPG (Early American Pressed Glass) rooster or two can be the finishing touch to the room.

  • Features include steel case and bezel, Silvered opaline dial with black Roman numerals, Blue cabochon crown, and a pair of black alligator strap.

  • Ladies and men's models offer stylish construction and cutting edge technology such as GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) indicators, 100 hour power reserves, calendars, and Opaline dials to keep you up to date no matter where you travel.

  • It is rather softer and less dense than crystallized quartz, its hardness being about 6.5 and its specific gravity 2.6, the difference being probably due to the presence of a small amount of opaline silica between the fibres.

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OOPOPA

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