The process of making something opalescent, or of converting wood etc into opal.

plural of opalization

(mineralogy) A mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity, of the chemical formula SiO₂·nH₂O.

A female given name from English from the precious stone, invented in the nineteenth century.

plural of opal

present participle of opalize

simple past tense and past participle of opalize

(transitive) To convert into a form of opal or chalcedony, especially to convert wood into such a fossilized form. / (transitive) To make opalescent.

Converted into a form of opal or chalcedony

(chiefly Australia) The women's national basketball representative team of Australia.