Word: opalize
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: o
pal
ize
Definition: To convert into a form of opal or chalcedony, especially to convert wood into such a fossilized form.
Morphemes:
Affix: opal
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A colloquial name used in molecular biology referring to a particular stop codon sequence, "UGA."
Etymology Compounds: Affix: opalus
Language: la
Decoded: opalus
PoS: Noun
Meaning: opal
Affix: -ize
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives