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hydrophane
[ hahy-druh-feyn ]
/ ˈhaɪ drəˌfeɪn /
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noun
a partly translucent variety of opal, which becomes more translucent or transparent when immersed in water.
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OTHER WORDS FROM hydrophane
hy·droph·a·nous [hahy-drof-uh-nuhs], /haɪˈdrɒf ə nəs/, adjectiveWords nearby hydrophane
hydronitrogen, hydronium ion, HYDROPAC, hydropathy, hydroperoxide, hydrophane, hydrophilic, hydrophilous, hydrophobe, hydrophobia, hydrophobic
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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), adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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