What does hyaline mean?
Definitions for hyaline
ˈhaɪ əˌlin, -lɪn; -lɪn, -ˌlaɪn; lɪnhya·line
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Princeton's WordNet
hyaline, hyalinadjective
a glassy translucent substance that occurs in hyaline cartilage or in certain skin conditions
hyaline, hyaloidadjective
resembling glass in transparency or translucency
"the morning is as clear as diamond or as hyaline"-Sacheverell Sitwell
Wiktionary
hyalinenoun
Anything glassy, translucent or transparent.
hyalinenoun
A clear translucent substance in tissues.
hyalineadjective
Glassy, transparent; amorphous.
Etymology: hyalinus, from late ύαλινος, from ύαλος.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Hyalineadjective
Glassy; crystalline; made glass; resembling glass.
Etymology: ὑάλινος.
From heav’n-gate not far, founded in view
On the clear hyaline, the glassy sea. John Milton, Parad. Lost.
Wikipedia
Hyaline
A hyaline substance is one with a glassy appearance. The word is derived from Greek: ὑάλινος, romanized: hyálinos, lit. 'transparent', and ὕαλος, hýalos, 'crystal, glass'.
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hyaline
Hyaline refers to a smooth and glossy appearance that is transparent or semi-transparent. The term is originally derived from Greek, meaning "glassy". In biology or medicine, it is often used to describe tissues or substances that have a glass-like or translucent quality, like hyaline cartilage in the human body, which has a clear, bluish-white appearance.
Webster Dictionary
Hyalineadjective
glassy; resembling glass; consisting of glass; transparent, like crystal
Hyalinenoun
a poetic term for the sea or the atmosphere
Hyalinenoun
the pellucid substance, present in cells in process of development, from which, according to some embryologists, the cell nucleous originates
Hyalinenoun
the main constituent of the walls of hydatid cysts; a nitrogenous body, which, by decomposition, yields a dextrogyrate sugar, susceptible of alcoholic fermentation
Etymology: [L. hyalinus, Gr. , fr. "y`alos glass: cf. F. hyalin.]
Wikidata
Hyaline
A hyaline substance is one with a glassy appearance. The word is derived from Greek: ὑάλινος transparent and Greek: ὕαλος crystal, glass.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Hyaline
hī′a-lin, adj. glassy: consisting of or like glass.—n. a glassy transparent surface.—n. Hyales′cence, the process of becoming glassy.—adj. Hyales′cent.—ns. Hy′alite, a variety of opal like colourless gum; Hyalīt′is, inflammation of the vitreous humour; Hyalog′raphy, the art of engraving on glass.—adj. Hy′aloid, hyaline, transparent. [Gr. hyalinos—hyalos, glass, prob. Egyptian.]
Entomology
Hyaline
vitreous: transparent or partially so.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of hyaline in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of hyaline in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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