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Hyaline

/ˈhaɪəliːn/

Anything glassy, translucent or transparent; the sea or sky.

📖 Definitions of "Hyaline"

noun
  1. 1

    Anything glassy, translucent or transparent; the sea or sky.

  2. 2

    A clear translucent substance in tissues.

  3. 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. 1

    Glassy, transparent; amorphous.

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