opacifying

əʊˈpæsɪfaɪɪŋ

Definition

Definition of opacifying - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

transparency

TECH.

making something less transparent or more opaque

TECH.

The opacifying agent made the liquid cloudy.
The opacifying effect was immediate and noticeable.
They added an opacifying layer to the glass.

clouding

opaque

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Origin of opacifying

Latin, opacus (shady) + -fy (to make)

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French:opacifiant, ...
German:opazifizierend, ...
Italian:opacizzante, ...
Spanish:opacificante, ...
Portuguese:opacificante, ...
Chinese:增不透明的, ...
Japanese:不透明にする, ...
Arabic:مُعَتِّم, ...
Hebrew:מְעַמְעֵם, ...
Russian:замутняющий, ...
Ukrainian:непрозорий, ...
Hindi:अस्पष्ट करने वाला, ...
Bengali:অস্বচ্ছকারী, ...
Catalan:opacificant, ...
Czech:zneprůhledňující, ...
Danish:opacificerende, ...
Dutch:ondoorzichtig makend, ...
Greek:αδιαφανής, ...
Hungarian:opálosító, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឲ្យស្រអាប់, ...
Korean:불투명하게 만드는, ...
Persian:کدر کننده, ...
Polish:matowiący, ...
Portuguese (BR):opacificante, ...
Romanian:opacifiant, ...
Swedish:grumlande, ...
Thai:ทำให้ขุ่น, ...
Turkish:matlaştırıcı, ...
Vietnamese:làm mờ, ...

opacify

oʊˈpæsɪˌfaɪ

opacifiedopacifies

Definition of opacify - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

general use

tr.

TECH.

make opaque

tr.

TECH.

The chemical will opacify the solution quickly.

cloud

obscure

cloud over

intr.

TECH.

become non-transparent or less clear

intr.

TECH.

The liquid began to opacify as it cooled.

blur

cloud

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Origin of opacify

Latin, opacus (shady) + facere (make)

Examples of opacify in a sentence

They used paint to opacify the windows.
The solution will opacify if left undisturbed.
As the mixture cooled, it started to opacify.

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French:opacifier, devenir opaque, ...
German:trüben, trüb werden, ...
Italian:opacizzare, opacizzarsi, ...
Spanish:hacer opaco, volverse opaco, ...
Portuguese:tornar opaco, tornar-se opaco, ...
Chinese:使不透明, 变得不透明, ...
Japanese:不透明にする, 不透明になる, ...
Arabic:عَتَّمَ, تَعَتَّمَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַעֲמִּים, לְהִתְעַמֵּם, ...
Russian:затуманивать, мутнеть, ...
Ukrainian:затемнювати, ставати непрозорим, ...
Hindi:अस्पष्ट करना, अस्पष्ट होना, ...
Bengali:অস্বচ্ছ করা, অস্বচ্ছ হয়ে উঠা, ...
Catalan:opacificar, opacificar-se, ...
Czech:zneprůhlednit, zakalit se, ...
Danish:gøre uigennemsigtig, blive uigennemsigtig, ...
Dutch:ondoorzichtig maken, ondoorzichtig worden, ...
Greek:αδιαφανής, θολώνω, ...
Hungarian:átlátszatlanná tenni, zavarossá válni, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឱ្យស្រអាប់, ប្រែជាស្រអាប់, ...
Korean:불투명하게 하다, 불투명해지다, ...
Persian:کدر کردن, کدر شد, ...
Polish:zaciemniać, mętnieć, ...
Portuguese (BR):tornar opaco, perder transparência, ...
Romanian:a opaciza, a se opacifia, ...
Swedish:göra ogenomskinlig, grumlas, ...
Thai:ทำให้ขุ่น, ขุ่น, ...
Turkish:opaklaştırmak, bulanıklaşmak, ...
Vietnamese:làm mờ, trở nên đục, ...

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Definition of opacifying - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

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Definition of opacify - Reverso English Dictionary

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