See Also: Opaque(medicine)
opaque(dictionary)
opaque(dictionary)
opaque microscope(medicine)

giganticide (iou) and opaque (oh)


giganticide (iou)



giganticide noun. E19.
[formed as GIGANTIC + -I- + -CIDE.]
A giant-killer. E19.
The action or an act of killing of a giant or giants. M19.

opaque (oh)



[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: opacus 'dark']
opaque glass or liquid is difficult to see through and often thick
-opposite transparent transparent
::a shower with an opaque glass door
formal difficult to understand
::an opaque style of Writing
-- opaqueness n [U]