Usually means: Absorbs water, becomes translucent opal.
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  1. hydrophane: Merriam-Webster
  2. hydrophane: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. hydrophane: Collins English Dictionary
  4. hydrophane: Wordnik
  5. hydrophane: Wiktionary
  6. hydrophane: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  7. hydrophane: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. Hydrophane, hydrophane: Dictionary.com
  9. Hydrophane: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  10. hydrophane: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  11. Hydrophane: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  12. hydrophane: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  13. hydrophane: FreeDictionary.org
  14. hydrophane: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (hydrophane)

▸ noun:  (mineralogy) A semitranslucent variety of opal that becomes translucent or transparent on immersion in water.

Similar:
hyalite, hyalophane, hydrohonessite, diaphaneity, hydrophilite, pyrophane, hydrobiotite, hafnon, hydrocalumite, umohoite, more...

Opposite:
hydrophobic, water-repellent, non-absorbent

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Similar:
hyalite, hyalophane, hydrohonessite, diaphaneity, hydrophilite, pyrophane, hydrobiotite, hafnon, hydrocalumite, umohoite, more...

Opposite:
hydrophobic, water-repellent, non-absorbent



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