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opal meaning in French

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opal [opals] (a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity)
noun
[UK: ˈəʊp.l̩]
[US: ˈoʊp.l̩]

opale◼◼◼nom {f}

opalescent (exhibiting a milky iridescence like that of an opal)
adjective
[UK: ˌəʊ.pə.ˈlesnt]
[US: ˌoʊ.pə.ˈlesnt]

opalescent◼◼◼adjectif

aeropalynology (study of pollen grains and spores in the atmosphere)
noun

aéropalynologie◼◼◼nom {f}

archiepiscopal (of or relating to an archbishop or an archbishopric)
adjective
[UK: ˈɑːkɪˌepɪskˌɒpəl]
[US: ˈɑːrkɪˌepɪskˌɑːpəl]

archiépiscopal◼◼◼adjectif

copal [copals] (tree resin)
noun
[UK: ˈkəʊ.pəl]
[US: ˈkoʊ.pəl]

copal◼◼◼nom {m}

episcopal (related to a bishop)
adjective
[UK: ɪ.ˈpɪ.skəp.l̩]
[US: ˌɪ.ˈpɪ.skəp.l̩]

épiscopal◼◼◼adjectif
{m}

micropaleontology (the study of microfossils)
noun
[UK: ˌmaɪk.ro.ˌpe.liən.ˈtɑː.lə.dʒi]
[US: ˌmaɪk.ro.ˌpe.liən.ˈtɑː.lə.dʒi]

micropaléontologie◼◼◼nom {f}

nopalery (plantation of nopal used as food for the cochineal insect)
noun

nopalerienom {f}

nopalièrenom {f}

rhopalic (increasing)
adjective

rhopaliqueadjectif