Meanings
nounhydrophane (countable and uncountable, plural hydrophanes)
plural hydrophanes
- countableuncountablechemistryA semitranslucent variety of opal that becomes translucent or transparent on immersion in water.
Origin
From hydro- (water) + -phane (“appearing”).
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hydrophane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrophane
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“hydrophane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrophane. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hydrophane,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrophane.
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