hydrophane
[ hahy-druh-feyn ]
noun
a partly translucent variety of opal, which becomes more translucent or transparent when immersed in water.
Origin of hydrophane
1Other words from hydrophane
- hy·droph·a·nous [hahy-drof-uh-nuhs], /haɪˈdrɒf ə nəs/, adjective
Words Nearby hydrophane
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How to use hydrophane in a sentence
It was milk-white, and became translucent in water, like that beautiful variety of opal, the hydrophane.
White Shadows in the South Seas | Frederick O'BrienThere is a variety of opal called hydrophane, which is white and opaque till immersed in water; it then resembles the former.
British Dictionary definitions for hydrophane
hydrophane
/ (ˈhaɪdrəʊˌfeɪn) /
noun
a white partially opaque variety of opal that becomes translucent in water
Derived forms of hydrophane
- hydrophanous (haɪˈdrɒfənəs), adjective
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