hyaline
/ˈhaɪəliːn/
noun
- 1
Anything glassy, translucent or transparent; the sea or sky.
- 2
A clear translucent substance in tissues.
- 3
The main constituent of the walls of hydatid cysts; a nitrogenous body, which, by decomposition, yields a dextrogyrate sugar, susceptible to alcoholic fermentation.
adjective
- 1
Glassy, transparent; amorphous.
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