hydrophane.
/hahy-druh-feyn/US // ˈhaɪ drəˌfeɪn //UK // (ˈhaɪdrəʊˌfeɪn) //
氢氧烷,氢化物,氢气,氢化玻璃
Definitions
n.noun · 名词
- 1.
- ›a partly translucent variety of opal, which becomes more translucent or transparent when immersed in water.
Examples
It was milk-white, and became translucent in water, like that beautiful variety of opal, the hydrophane.
There is a variety of opal called Hydrophane, which is white and opaque till immersed in water; it then resembles the former.
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