Hyaline | Hyaline
[nounhahy-uh-leen,-lin;adjectivehahy-uh-lin,-lahyn]SHOWIPA/nounˈhaɪəˌlin,-lɪn;adjectiveˈhaɪəlɪn,-ˌlaɪn/PHONETICRESPELLINGnounAlsohy·a·lin[hahy-uh-lin]./ˈhaɪəlɪn/.Biochemistry.ahornysubstancefoundinhydatidcysts,closelyresemblingchitin.astructureless,transparentsubstancefoundincartilage,theeye,etc.,resultingfromthepathologicaldegenerationoftissue.somethingglassyortransparent.adjectiveoforrelatingtohyaline.glassyortransparent.oforrelatingtoglass.amorphous;notcrystalline.QUIZZESCUTTHROUGHTHEGARB...
[ noun hahy-uh-leen, -lin; adjective hahy-uh-lin, -lahyn ]SHOW IPA
/ noun ˈhaɪ əˌlin, -lɪn; adjective ˈhaɪ ə lɪn, -ˌlaɪn /PHONETIC RESPELLING
nounAlso hy·a·lin [hahy-uh-lin]. /ˈhaɪ ə lɪn/. Biochemistry. 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.
adjectiveof or relating to hyaline.
glassy or transparent.
of or relating to glass.
amorphous; not crystalline.
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Origin of hyaline1655–65; hyalinushyálinos of glass. See hyal-, -ine1[1][2]OTHER WORDS FROM hyalinesub·hy·a·lin, adjectivesub·hy·a·line, adjective
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