opaline

opal +‎ -ine.

opaline (comparative more opaline, superlative most opaline)

1. resembling opal in its iridescence; having a milky white iridescence.

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

• opalescent

• Neapoli

Borrowed from French opalin.

• IPA^(key): /ˌoː.paːˈli.nə/
• Hyphenation: opa‧li‧ne
• Rhymes: -inə

opaline f (uncountable)

1. opal glass, opaline (type of opaque translucent glass)

   Synonym: opaalglas

• melkglas

opaline (not comparable)

1. opaline, made of opal glass

• melkglazen

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opaline

1. feminine singular of opalin

opaline

1. feminine plural of opalino