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How to pronounce “opal”
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Pronunciation guide for opal
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of opal with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Opal Lee & Dione Sims
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- Definition summary
- (mineralogy) A mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity, of the chemical formula SiO2·nH2O.
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How to pronounce opal
Opal Lee & Dione Sims
much to introduce Opal Lee.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “opal”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (mineralogy) A mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity, of the chemical formula SiO2·nH2O.
- The colour of opal: any shade of blue with bright flecks of other colours, such as white, yellow, and red.
- (biology, genetics, biochemistry) A colloquial name used in molecular biology referring to a particular stop codon sequence, "UGA."
- Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Nesolycaena.
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