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hyaloid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables
hyaloid
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

transparent or glassy

noun

The hyaloid membrane

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὑαλοειδής (hualoeidḗs), from ὕαλος (húalos, “glass”) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-id”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ὑαλοειδής

Inflected Forms

more hyaloid (comparative) most hyaloid (superlative) hyaloids (plural)

Derived Forms

hyaloidal hyaloiditis hyaloidotomy hyaluronic subhyaloid

Phrases

hyaloid artery hyaloid canal hyaloid fossa hyaloid membrane

Synonyms

hyaline hyaloid membrane

Questions

What does hyaloid mean?
transparent or glassy
Where does hyaloid come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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