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Opalescent vs Opalize - What's the difference?

opalescent | opalize |

As an adjective opalescent

is exhibiting a milky iridescence like that of an opal.

As a verb opalize is

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

opalescent

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Exhibiting a milky iridescence like that of an opal.
  • opalize

    English

    Alternative forms

    *opalise

    Verb

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