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Original entry ↗A mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity, of the chemical formula SiO₂·nH₂O. · A precious gem, an iridescent gemstone found in the opal-silica mineral substrate (potch) · The colour of opal: any shade of blue with bright flecks of other colours, such as white, yellow, and red. · A colloquial name used in molecular biology referring to a particular stop codon sequence, "UGA."
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upéri Proto-Indo-Iranian *upári Sanskrit उ॒परि॑ (upári) Sanskrit उपल (upala)bor. Medieval Greek ὀπάλλιος (opállios)der. Latin opaluslbor. French opalebor. English opal In Florio’s A World of Words 1598 as opale, from French opale, from Latin opalus, from Medieval Greek ὀπάλλιος (opállios), from Sanskrit उपल (upala, “gem, stone”), from उपरि (upári, “the upper millstone”). Distantly related to over.
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