opal

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opal englannista suomeksi

1. opaali

0. Substantiivi

1. opaali

opal englanniksi

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

2. A precious (l), an iridescent (l) found in the opal-silica mineral substrate ((l))

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4. The colour of opal: any shade of blue with bright flecks of other colours, such as white, yellow, and red.

5. (quote-book)|title=(w)|chapter=Only A Subaltern|location=Boston|publisher=The Greenock Press|page=141|text=The witchery of the dawn turned the grey river-reaches to purple, gold, and opal; and it was as though the lumbering ''dhoni'' crept across the splendors of a new heaven.

6. A colloquial name used in biology referring to a particular codon sequence, "UGA."

7. Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus (taxlink).

8. (l)

9. (inflection of)