English Explanatory Dictionary

hyaline

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Glassy, transparent; amorphous.
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.

Pronunciation

/ˈhaɪəlɪn/ /ˈhaɪəliːn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hyaline1.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hyaline2.wav

Word forms

hyaline more hyaline most hyaline hyalin hyalines

Etymology

From Latin hyalinus, from Koine Greek ὑάλινος (huálinos), from ὕαλος (húalos, “glass”).

Derived words

fibrohyaline holohyaline hyalescence hyaline cartilage hyaline degeneration hyalinelike hyaline membrane disease hyalinize hyalinocyte hyalinosis hypohyaline semihyaline subhyaline
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