hyˈalinize or hyˈalinise transitive verb, intransitive verb (medicine)

(of tissue) to change to a firm, glassy consistency

hyˈalite noun

Transparent colourless opal

hyˈaloid adjective (anatomy)

Hyaline, transparent

hyalomˈelane or hyalomˈelan /-ān or -an/ noun

(Gr melās, -anos black) tachylite

hyalonēˈma noun

(Gr nēma thread) the glass-rope sponge

hyˈalophane noun

(root of Gr phainesthai to seem) a feldspar containing barium

hyˈaloplasm noun

The clear fluid part of protoplasm

hyaline cartilage noun

A translucent bluish-white cartilage, eg covering bones at points of articulation

hyaline degeneration noun

Hyalinization

hyaline membrane disease noun

A condition of newborn babies in which the lungs are unable to expand properly and hyaline material forms in them

hyaloid membrane noun

The transparent membrane that encloses the vitreous humour of the eye

hyaluronˈic acid noun

(Gr ouron urine) a natural polysaccharide that occurs in body tissues and synovial fluid and often binds with proteins