opaline
noun 3adj 1
Definitions
adj
1
Resembling opal in having a milky white iridescence.
She was so alive that night, opaline points in her eyes, mouth parted to bare her teeth.
noun
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
Any of several minerals resembling opal, including a variety of yellow chalcedony.
3
Synonym of opal glass.
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