Meanings
Origin
From Ancient Greek ὕαλος (húalos, “glass”) + -ite.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans lawaglas
- lawaglasform of opal
Bulgarian хиалит
- хиалит (hialit)form of opal
Catalan hialita
- hialitaform of opal
Finnish hyaliitti
- hyaliittiform of opal
French hyalite
- hyaliteform of opal
Italian ialite
- ialiteform of opal
Slovak hyalit
- hyalitform of opal
Spanish hialita
- hialitaform of opal
Rhymes & wordplay
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APA
hyalite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyalite
MLA
“hyalite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyalite. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hyalite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyalite.
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