opalize

English

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Etymology

From opal +‎ -ize.

Verb

opalize (third-person singular simple present opalizes, present participle opalizing, simple past and past participle opalized)

  1. (transitive) To convert into a form of opal or chalcedony, especially to convert wood into such a fossilized form.
  2. (transitive) To make opalescent.

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