Origin

from Greek hualos glass

hyalo-

Word Origin

a combining form meaning “glass,” used in the formation of compound words:

hyaloplasm.

Also, especially before a vowel, hyal-.

Origin

< Greek, combining form of hýalos glass

Related Words

hyal-
hyalograph
hyalography
hyalomere
hyalophane
hyaloplasm

hyalo-a word element meaning 'glass'.

Also, (before vowels), hyal-. [Greek, combining form of hyalos]

hyalo-
combining form
⇨ see hyal-

hyalo-|haɪələʊ|combining form of Gr. ὕαλ-ος glass, used in various modern terms, chiefly scientific and technical: as ˈhyaloclast |-klɑːst, -æ-| nonce-wd. [after iconoclast], a glass-breaker; ˈhyalograph |-grɑːf, -æ-| [Gr. -γραϕος that writes], ‘an instrument for etching on a transparent surface’; so hyalography |-ˈɒgrəfɪ| [Gr. -γραϕια writing], ‘the art of writing or engraving on glass’ (Webster 1864); † hyaˈlomelan(e, Min. [Gr. µελαν- black], a name formerly given to glassy varieties of basalt; ˈhyalomere Cytol. [-mere], the lightly staining ground-substance of a blood platelet; ˈhyalomicte |-mɪkt|, Min. [Fr. hyalomicte, f. Gr. µικτός mixed], a mixture of quartz and mica, of granulated texture; ˌhyalo-oˈphitic a. Petrol. [ad. G. hyaloophitisch (B. Polenov 1899, in Trav. de la Soc. Impér. des Naturalistes, St. Pétersbourg XXVII. 473)] (see quot. 1920); ˈhyalophane |-feɪn|, Min. [Gr. -ϕανης appearing], a barium feldspar, found in transparent crystals; ˌhyalopiˈlitic |-paɪˈlɪtɪk| a. Petrol. [ad. G. hyalopilitisch (H. Rosenbusch Mikrosk. Physiogr. d. Min. u. Gesteine (ed. 2, 1887) II. 466), f. Gr. πῖλ-ος felt + -itic (see -ite¹)], characterized by or having needle-like microlites embedded in a glassy ground-mass; ˈhyaloplasm |-plæz(ə)m|, Biol. [Gr. πλάσµα moulding, formation], transparent homogeneous protoplasm; hence hyaloˈplasmic a., pertaining to or of the nature of hyaloplasm; hyalopterous |-ˈɒptərəs|, a. Entom. [Gr. πτέρον wing], having transparent wings (Mayne Expos. Lex. 1854); hyalosiderite |-ˈsɪdəraɪt|, Min. [Gr. σιδηρίτης of iron: see siderite], a very ferruginous variety of chrysolite, occurring in large glassy crystals; ˈhyalosome Cytol. [ad. G. hyalosom (S. M. Lukjanow 1887, in Arch. f. mikrosk. Anat. XXX. 551): see -some⁴], a lightly staining cell structure resembling the nucleolus; hyalospermous |-ˈspɜːməs|, a. Bot. [Gr. σπέρµα seed], having transparent seeds (Mayne 1854); hyalotekite |-ˈtiːkaɪt|, Min. [Gr. τήκειν to melt: see -ite], a silicate of lead with barium and calcium, which fuses to a clear glass; † hyalotype (see quot.).18..Moore Devil among Schol. 106 That redoubted *Hyaloclast, Who still contrived, by dint of throttle, Where'er he went to crack a bottle!1879Rutley Study Rocks xi. 199 He subdivides them into tachylites, or those which are soluble in acids, and *hyalomelanes or those which are insoluble in acids.1936P. E. Smith et al. Bailey's Text-bk. Histol. (ed. 9) vi. 150 Structurally they [sc. blood platelets] consist of a central granular mass (chromomere)..and a peripheral hyaline zone *(hyalomere).1969A. W. Ham Histol. (ed. 6) xiv. 303/1 Most of a platelet appears to consist of a fairly clear ground substance which is colored only a very pale blue with a blood stain and is called its hyalomere.1853Th. Ross Humboldt's Trav. III. xxv. 65 Analogous to the stanniferous granites, the *hyalomictes, and the pegmatites.1855Amer. Jrnl. Sc. Ser. ii. XIX. 362 *Hyalophan..occurs..in the dolomite of the Binnen valley.1868Dana Min. (ed. 5) 346 Hyalophane..fuses with difficulty to a blebby glass.1920A. Holmes Nomencl. Petrol. 120 *Hyalo-ophitic texture, Polenov, 1899, a texture resembling ophitic texture, in which the spaces of an open network of felspar laths are occupied by glass; a limiting case of intersertal texture.1954H. Williams et al. Petrogr. ii. 20 Where glass takes the place of pyroxene, the texture is called hyaloophitic.1888J. J. H. Teall Brit. Petrogr. 443 The normal structure of the andesites is the *hyalopilitic.1959W. W. Moorhouse Study of Rocks in Thin Section v. 159 Hyalopilitic lavas are glassy with felted microlites.1886Dallinger in Jrnl. R. Microsc. Soc. Apr. 199 A distinct granular condition becomes apparent in what was the homogeneous *hyaloplasm.1824Phil. Mag. LXIII. 182 *Hyalosiderite occurs for the most part in crystals.1889Q. Jrnl. Microsc. Sci. XXX. 168 They are therefore distinguished..as (a) ‘karyosomes’..; (b) ‘plasmasomes’..; (c) *‘hyalosomes’, which are not stained (vide Lukjanow).1851R. Hunt Photogr. ix. 102 Specimens, which they term *Hyalotypes. These are positive pictures, copied on glass from negatives obtained upon the same material. Their peculiarity is the adaptation of them for magic-lantern slides.

hyalo-

word-forming element meaning "of glass; glass-like, transparent," from Greek hyalos "glass, clear alabaster," apparently a non-Greek word, said to be of Egyptian origin.

hyalo- /ˈhʌɪələʊ/ combining form of Greek hualos glassy: see -o-.

DERIVATIVE hyaloˈclastite noun (Geology) (a) material formed as a result of lava coming into contact with water, solidifying, and shattering M20.
hyalopiˈlitic adjective [Greek pilos felt] Geology characterized by needle-like microlites in a glassy matrix L19.
hyaloplasm noun (Biology) the clear finely structured ground substance of cytoplasm L19.

hyalo-
— see hyal-

hyalo-

Prefix

Forming compound words having the sense of ‘glass’.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὕαλος (húalos, “glass”).

词汇	hyalo-
词根词缀	Collins Dictionary.com Macquarie MWCD OED Online Etymology Dictionary SOED Webster Wiktionary hyalo- or (before a vowel) hyal- combining form of, relating to, or resembling glass ⇒ hyaloplasm Origin from Greek hualos glass hyalo- Word Origin 1 a combining form meaning “glass,” used in the formation of compound words: hyaloplasm. Also, especially before a vowel, hyal-. Origin < Greek, combining form of hýalos glass Related Words hyal- hyalograph hyalography hyalomere hyalophane hyaloplasm hyalo-a word element meaning 'glass'. Also, (before vowels), hyal-. [Greek, combining form of hyalos] hyalo- combining form ⇨ see hyal- hyalo-\|haɪələʊ\|combining form of Gr. ὕαλ-ος glass, used in various modern terms, chiefly scientific and technical: as ˈhyaloclast \|-klɑːst, -æ-\| nonce-wd. [after iconoclast], a glass-breaker; ˈhyalograph \|-grɑːf, -æ-\| [Gr. -γραϕος that writes], ‘an instrument for etching on a transparent surface’; so hyalography \|-ˈɒgrəfɪ\| [Gr. -γραϕια writing], ‘the art of writing or engraving on glass’ (Webster 1864); † hyaˈlomelan(e, Min. [Gr. µελαν- black], a name formerly given to glassy varieties of basalt; ˈhyalomere Cytol. [-mere], the lightly staining ground-substance of a blood platelet; ˈhyalomicte \|-mɪkt\|, Min. [Fr. hyalomicte, f. Gr. µικτός mixed], a mixture of quartz and mica, of granulated texture; ˌhyalo-oˈphitic a. Petrol. [ad. G. hyaloophitisch (B. Polenov 1899, in Trav. de la Soc. Impér. des Naturalistes, St. Pétersbourg XXVII. 473)] (see quot. 1920); ˈhyalophane \|-feɪn\|, Min. [Gr. -ϕανης appearing], a barium feldspar, found in transparent crystals; ˌhyalopiˈlitic \|-paɪˈlɪtɪk\| a. Petrol. [ad. G. hyalopilitisch (H. Rosenbusch Mikrosk. Physiogr. d. Min. u. Gesteine (ed. 2, 1887) II. 466), f. Gr. πῖλ-ος felt + -itic (see -ite¹)], characterized by or having needle-like microlites embedded in a glassy ground-mass; ˈhyaloplasm \|-plæz(ə)m\|, Biol. [Gr. πλάσµα moulding, formation], transparent homogeneous protoplasm; hence hyaloˈplasmic a., pertaining to or of the nature of hyaloplasm; hyalopterous \|-ˈɒptərəs\|, a. Entom. [Gr. πτέρον wing], having transparent wings (Mayne Expos. Lex. 1854); hyalosiderite \|-ˈsɪdəraɪt\|, Min. [Gr. σιδηρίτης of iron: see siderite], a very ferruginous variety of chrysolite, occurring in large glassy crystals; ˈhyalosome Cytol. [ad. G. hyalosom (S. M. Lukjanow 1887, in Arch. f. mikrosk. Anat. XXX. 551): see -some⁴], a lightly staining cell structure resembling the nucleolus; hyalospermous \|-ˈspɜːməs\|, a. Bot. [Gr. σπέρµα seed], having transparent seeds (Mayne 1854); hyalotekite \|-ˈtiːkaɪt\|, Min. [Gr. τήκειν to melt: see -ite], a silicate of lead with barium and calcium, which fuses to a clear glass; † hyalotype (see quot.).18..Moore Devil among Schol. 106 That redoubted Hyaloclast, Who still contrived, by dint of throttle, Where'er he went to crack a bottle!1879Rutley Study Rocks* xi. 199 He subdivides them into tachylites, or those which are soluble in acids, and hyalomelanes or those which are insoluble in acids.1936P. E. Smith et al.* Bailey's Text-bk. Histol. (ed. 9) vi. 150 Structurally they [sc. blood platelets] consist of a central granular mass (chromomere)..and a peripheral hyaline zone (hyalomere).1969A. W. Ham Histol.* (ed. 6) xiv. 303/1 Most of a platelet appears to consist of a fairly clear ground substance which is colored only a very pale blue with a blood stain and is called its hyalomere.1853Th. Ross Humboldt's Trav. III. xxv. 65 Analogous to the stanniferous granites, the hyalomictes, and the pegmatites.1855Amer. Jrnl. Sc. Ser. ii. XIX. 362 Hyalophan..occurs..in the dolomite of the Binnen valley.1868Dana Min. (ed. 5) 346 Hyalophane..fuses with difficulty to a blebby glass.1920A. Holmes Nomencl. Petrol. 120 Hyalo-ophitic texture, Polenov, 1899, a texture resembling ophitic texture, in which the spaces of an open network of felspar laths are occupied by glass; a limiting case of intersertal texture.1954H. Williams et al.* Petrogr. ii. 20 Where glass takes the place of pyroxene, the texture is called hyaloophitic.1888J. J. H. Teall Brit. Petrogr. 443 The normal structure of the andesites is the hyalopilitic.1959W. W. Moorhouse Study of Rocks in Thin Section* v. 159 Hyalopilitic lavas are glassy with felted microlites.1886Dallinger in Jrnl. R. Microsc. Soc. Apr. 199 A distinct granular condition becomes apparent in what was the homogeneous hyaloplasm.1824Phil. Mag. LXIII. 182 Hyalosiderite occurs for the most part in crystals.1889Q. Jrnl. Microsc. Sci. XXX. 168 They are therefore distinguished..as (a) ‘karyosomes’..; (b) ‘plasmasomes’..; (c) ‘hyalosomes’, which are not stained (vide Lukjanow).1851R. Hunt Photogr.* ix. 102 Specimens, which they term Hyalotypes. These are positive pictures, copied on glass from negatives obtained upon the same material. Their peculiarity is the adaptation of them for magic-lantern slides. hyalo- word-forming element meaning "of glass; glass-like, transparent," from Greek hyalos "glass, clear alabaster," apparently a non-Greek word, said to be of Egyptian origin. hyalo- /ˈhʌɪələʊ/ combining form of Greek hualos glassy: see -o-. DERIVATIVE hyaloˈclastite noun (Geology) (a) material formed as a result of lava coming into contact with water, solidifying, and shattering M20. hyalopiˈlitic adjective [Greek pilos felt] Geology characterized by needle-like microlites in a glassy matrix L19. hyaloplasm noun (Biology) the clear finely structured ground substance of cytoplasm L19. hyalo-* — see hyal- hyalo- Prefix Forming compound words having the sense of ‘glass’. Etymology From Ancient Greek ὕαλος (húalos, “glass”).
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