noun🔗ShareオパールA mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity, of the chemical formula SiO2·nH2O."My aunt collects beautiful opals, admiring their shimmering colors despite knowing they are softer than quartz and can scratch easily. "私の叔母は、水晶よりも柔らかく傷つきやすいことを知りながらも、そのきらめく色を愛でながら、美しいオパールを集めています。mineralgeologymaterialsubstancescienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share分子生物学で特定の終止コドン配列「UGA」を指す口語的な名前A colloquial name used in molecular biology referring to a particular stop codon sequence, "UGA.""In genetics class, we learned that "opals," or UGA stop codons, signal the end of protein synthesis. "遺伝学の授業で、「オパール」、つまりUGA終止コドンがタンパク質合成の終わりを告げることを学びました。biologybiochemistrytechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareオパールAny of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Nesolycaena."While hiking in the rainforest, the butterfly enthusiast excitedly pointed out a group of opals fluttering around a flowering bush. "熱帯雨林でハイキング中、蝶愛好家は、咲いている茂みの周りをひらひらと飛んでいるオパールの群れを興奮して指さしました。animalinsectbiologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
