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

Finnish: kivettyä (fi)

to make opalescent

Finnish: opalisoida (transitive), opalisoitua (intransitive)

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