Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The formation of an opacity; the process of rendering opaque.
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- noun The action of making something
opaque orcloudy
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the process of becoming cloudy or opaque
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Examples
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The Reykjavik Eye Study – prevalence of lens opacification with reference to identical Japanese studies.
Potential impacts of direct mechanisms of climate change on human health in the Arctic 2009
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Consequently, strategies to prevent opacification hold promise for reducing this enormous public health burden.
Carbohydrates and cataracts | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2005
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Pour steaming consommé into a bowl containing raw scallops or small cubes of fish, and the diner can witness their instant opacification and savor the evolution of their texture.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Pour steaming consommé into a bowl containing raw scallops or small cubes of fish, and the diner can witness their instant opacification and savor the evolution of their texture.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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SCD is characterized by an abnormal deposition of cholesterol and phospholipids in the cornea resulting in progressive corneal opacification and visual loss.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Michael L. Nickerson et al. 2010
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The resultant bilateral corneal opacification is progressive.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Michael L. Nickerson et al. 2010
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Presently, the only treatment for SCD is corneal replacement by penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) once corneal opacification causes decreased vision.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Michael L. Nickerson et al. 2010
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Incidence of posterior capsular opacification in rigid pmma -
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SCD is characterized by an abnormal deposition of cholesterol and phospholipids in the cornea resulting in progressive corneal opacification and visual loss.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Michael L. Nickerson et al. 2010
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Mutation of UBIAD1 in SCD is thought to result in deregulation of cholesterol and lipid metabolism, resulting in an abnormal accumulation of these substances in the cornea leading to corneal opacification and visual loss
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Michael L. Nickerson et al. 2010
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