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opalization

opalization noun: the process of making something opalescent, or of converting wood etc into opal.

Noun

opalization (countable and uncountable, plural opalizations)

  1. The process of making something opalescent, or of converting wood etc into opal.

Forms of opalization

pluralopalizations

Origin of opalization

From opalize + -ation.

Questions about opalization

What does opalization mean?
Opalization means the process of making something opalescent, or of converting wood etc into opal.
What part of speech is opalization?
Opalization is a noun.
What is the plural of opalization?
The plural of opalization is opalizations.

Words near opalization in the dictionary

  1. opalised
  2. opalises
  3. opalish
  4. opalising
  5. opalite
  6. opalization
  7. opalizations
  8. opalize
  9. opalized
  10. opalizes
  11. opalizing

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