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1. (n.) hyaline
a horny substance found in hydatid cysts, closely resembling chitin.
2. hyaline
a structureless, transparent substance found in cartilage, the eye, etc., resulting from the pathological degeneration of tissue.
3. hyaline
something glassy or transparent.
4. (adj.) hyaline
of or pertaining to hyaline.
5. hyaline
glassy or transparent.
Etymology: (1655–65; < LL hyalinus < Gk hyálinos of glass)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) hyaline, hyalin
a glassy translucent substance that occurs in hyaline cartilage or in certain skin conditions
2. (adj) hyaline, hyaloid
resembling glass in transparency or translucency
"the morning is as clear as diamond or as hyaline"-Sacheverell Sitwell
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) hyaline
glassy; resembling glass; consisting of glass; transparent, like crystal
2. (noun) hyaline
a poetic term for the sea or the atmosphere
3. (noun) hyaline
the pellucid substance, present in cells in process of development, from which, according to some embryologists, the cell nucleous originates
4. (noun) hyaline
the main constituent of the walls of hydatid cysts; a nitrogenous body, which, by decomposition, yields a dextrogyrate sugar, susceptible of alcoholic fermentation
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