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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hy•a•line (n. hī′ə lēn′, -lin;adj. hī′ə lin, -līn′),USA pronunciation n. Also, hy•a•lin (hī′ə lin).USA pronunciation [Biochem.]a horny substance found in hydatid cysts, closely resembling chitin.a structureless, transparent substance found in cartilage, the eye, etc., resulting from the pathological degeneration of tissue.- something glassy or transparent.
adj. - of or pertaining to hyaline.
- glassy or transparent.
- of or pertaining to glass.
- amorphous;
not crystalline.
- Greek hyálinos of glass. See hyal-, -ine1
- Late Latin hyalinus
- 1655–65
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: hyaline /ˈhaɪəlɪn/ adj - clear and translucent, with no fibres or granules
Etymology: 17th Century: from Late Latin hyalinus, from Greek hualinos of glass, from hualos glass |