opalite

== English == === Etymology === From opal +‎ -ite. First attested in 1896. === Pronunciation === enPR: ō′pəl-īt (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈəʊ̯.pəl.aɪ̯t/, /ˈəʊ̯.pəl.ʌɪ̯t/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈoʊ̯.pəl.aɪ̯t/ (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈɐʉ̯.pəl.ɑe̯t/, (General Australian) /ˈəʉ̯.pəl.ɑe̯t/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈo.pəl.aɪ̯t/, /ˈo.pəl.ʌi̯t/, /ˈo.pəl.əi̯t/ (India) IPA(key): /ˈoː.pal.əjʈ/, /ˈoː.pal.ɑːjʈ/ Rhymes: -əʊpəlaɪt Hyphenation: o‧pal‧ite === Noun === opalite (countable and uncountable, plural opalites) (mineralogy) Opal; some variety of it; an artificial mineral resembling it. [from 1896] (construction, sometimes attributive) Opal glass, formed into tiles or bricks. [from 1899] Alternative form: Opalite an opalite tile === Further reading === “opalite, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. “opalite”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.