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hyalophagy

hyalophagy noun: the act of eating glass.

Noun

hyalophagy (uncountable)

  1. The act of eating glass.
    Synonyms:
    hyalophagia

Synonyms of hyalophagy

Origin of hyalophagy

Ancient Greek, hyalo- + -phagy

Questions about hyalophagy

What does hyalophagy mean?
Hyalophagy means the act of eating glass.
What part of speech is hyalophagy?
Hyalophagy is a noun.

Words near hyalophagy in the dictionary

  1. hyalomin
  2. hyalomins
  3. hyalomylonite
  4. hyalomylonites
  5. hyalophagia
  6. hyalophagy
  7. hyalophane
  8. hyalophanes
  9. hyalopilitic
  10. hyaloplasm
  11. hyaloplasmatic

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