"hydrophane" meaning in English

See hydrophane in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: hydrophanes [plural]
Etymology: Ancient Greek Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|-}} Ancient Greek Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} hydrophane (countable and uncountable, plural hydrophanes)
  1. (mineralogy) A semitranslucent variety of opal that becomes translucent or transparent on immersion in water. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Minerals

Inflected forms

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