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opalizing

opalizing is the present participle and gerund of opalize.

Meaning of opalize

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.

Questions about opalizing

What is opalizing the present participle and gerund of?
Opalizing is the present participle and gerund of opalize.

Words near opalizing in the dictionary

  1. opalization
  2. opalizations
  3. opalize
  4. opalized
  5. opalizes
  6. opalizing
  7. Opalka
  8. Opalkas
  9. opalled
  10. opalotype
  11. opalotypes

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