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Vorpal vs Opal - What's the difference?

vorpal | opal |

As an adjective vorpal

is sharp or deadly.

As a noun opal is

a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity, of the chemical formula SiO2·nH2O.

As a proper noun Opal is

{{given name|female|from=English}} from the precious stone, invented in the nineteenth century.

vorpal

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Sharp or deadly.
  • (role-playing games, of a blade) Having a special power making decapitation likely.
  • English terms derived from fiction

    opal

    English

    (wikipedia opal)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mineralogy) A mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity, of the chemical formula Si]]O2· n[[water, H2O.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2012-03
  • , author=Lee A. Groat , title=Gemstones , volume=100, issue=2, page=128 , magazine=(American Scientist) citation , passage=Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are […] . (Common gem materials not addressed in this article include amber, amethyst, chalcedony, garnet, lazurite, malachite, opals , peridot, rhodonite, spinel, tourmaline, turquoise and zircon.)}}
  • (biology, genetics, biochemistry) A colloquial name used in molecular biology referring to a particular stop codon sequence, "UGA."
  • Derived terms

    * fire opal * wood opal * opaline * opalesce

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