hyal-
prefix
(before a vowel) another name for hyalo-
hyalo- or (before a vowel) hyal-
combining form
of, relating to, or resembling glass
⇒
hyaloplasm
Origin
from Greek hualos glasshyal-
1
variant of hyalo- before a vowel:
hyalite.
Related Words
- hyaline
- hyalite
- hyalo-
- hyaloid
hyal-
combining form
or hyalo-
hyaluronic acid
combining form
or hyalo-
ETYMOLOGY Late Latin, glass, from Greek, from hyalos
: glass : glassy : hyalinehyaluronic acid
hyal-
combining form
or hyalo-
Etymology: Late Latin, glass, from Greek, from hyalos transparent stone, glass
1. : glass : glassy
< hyalescent >
< hyalocrystalline >
2. : transparent or translucent substance
< hyalogen >
or hyalo-
1.
< hyalescent >
< hyalocrystalline >
2.
< hyalogen >