opacifier

opacifier
o·pac·i·fi·er (ō-păsʹə-fī'ər) n.
A chemical agent added to a material, such as rocket propellant, to make it opaque.

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  • opacifier — [ ɔpasifje ] v. tr. <conjug. : 7> • 1868; de opaque ♦ Rendre opaque. Pronom. S OPACIFIER : devenir opaque. ● opacifier verbe transitif Rendre un corps opaque, lui enlever sa transparence. opacifier v. tr. Rendre opaque. || v. Pron. Devenir… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Opacifier — An opacifier is a substance added to a material in order to make the ensuing system opaque. An example of a chemical opacifier is tin dioxide (SnO2), which is used to opacify ceramic glazes[1] and milk glass; bone ash is also used. Opacifiers… …   Wikipedia

  • opacifier — (o pa si fi é) v. a. Rendre opaque.    S opacifier, v. réfl. Devenir opaque …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • opacifier — drumstiklis statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Medžiaga, kurios dedama į stiklo masę drumstajam stiklui gauti. atitikmenys: angl. opacifier rus. глушитель …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • opacifier — noun a) A chemical agent added to a material, such as rocket propellant, to make it opaque. b) An extraneous agent or vehicle which, intentionally otherwise, makes something opaque. See Also: opacif …   Wiktionary

  • opacifier — n. chemical agent added to a material in order to turn it opaque …   English contemporary dictionary

  • opacifier — opaci·fi·er …   English syllables

  • opacifier —  ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌfī(ə)r noun ( s) : a constituent or additive (as of an enamel, a paint, a glass) that tends to opacify the system of which it is a part …   Useful english dictionary

  • opacification — [ ɔpasifikasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1810; de opacifier ♦ Méd. 1 ♦ Diminution de la transparence de la cornée (⇒ albugo, leucome, néphélion, taie), ou du cristallin (⇒ 2. cataracte ). 2 ♦ Injection d une substance opaque aux rayons X en vue d un examen… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • opacifia — OPACIFIÁ, opacifiez, vb. I. refl. A deveni opac2, a se face opac2. [pr.: fi a] – Din fr. opacifier. Trimis de oprocopiuc, 07.05.2004. Sursa: DEX 98  opacifiá vb. (sil. fi a), ind. prez. 1 sg …   Dicționar Român

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