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hyalite

hyalite noun: a form of opal.

Noun

hyalite (plural hyalites)

  1. A form of opal.

Forms of hyalite

pluralhyalites

Origin of hyalite

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

Questions about hyalite

What does hyalite mean?
Hyalite means a form of opal.
What part of speech is hyalite?
Hyalite is a noun.
What is the plural of hyalite?
The plural of hyalite is hyalites.

Words near hyalite in the dictionary

  1. hyalinocytes
  2. hyalinoses
  3. hyalinosis
  4. hyalinotic
  5. hyalins
  6. hyalite
  7. hyalites
  8. hyalitis
  9. hyalo-
  10. hyaloclast
  11. hyaloclastite

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