Lexic.us

Definition of Opalize

1. Verb. Make opalescent.

2. Verb. Replace or convert into opal. "Opalized tree trunks"

Definition of Opalize

1. v. t. To convert into opal, or a substance like opal.

Definition of Opalize

1. Verb. To convert into a form of opal or chalcedony, especially to convert wood into such a fossilized form. ¹

2. Verb. To make opalescent. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Opalize

opalesced opalescence opalescences opalescent opalescent dentin opalescently opalesces opalescing opaline opaline patch

opalines opalise opalised opalises opalising opalize (current term) opalized opalizes opalizing opalotype

opalotypes opals opanak opaque opaque gem opaque microscope opaqued opaquely opaqueness opaquenesses

Literary usage of Opalize

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Authors' & Printers' Dictionary: A Guide for Authors, Editors, Printers by Frederick Howard Collins (1912)
"opposite the prompter's side, or the actor's right; (typ.) out of print. op. (Lat.), opus (work), opera (works). opalize*, «o/-ise. op. oit., opere citato ..."

2. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by John Oswald, Joseph Thomas, James Lynd, John Miller Keagy (1868)
"Opacus. Ontologic, ontology. Onto,; logos. Opal, opalescent, opaline, opalize. Opa- lus. Ophiuchus. Ophis; (echo, to have). Ophthalmic. ..."

3. The Class-book of Etymology: Designed to Promote Precision in the Use, and by James Lynd (1854)
"Opal, opalescent, opaline, opalize. Opa- hts. Opaque, opake. Opacus. Opera. Opera. Operate, operose. Opera. Ophidion. Ophis. ..."

4. Technological Dictionary: English-Spanish and Spanish-English of Words and by Néstor Ponce de León (1920)
"dull color, body color. ;Ja, opalescence. to opalize. Opal« ''"""" (m ) aqueous opal. ..."

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