opalize

English

Alternative forms

• opalise

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.

Translations

to convert into form of opal or chalcedony

• Finnish: kivettyä (fi)

to make opalescent

• Finnish: opalisoida (transitive), opalisoitua (intransitive)