hyaline
hyaline · hyalines
Anything glassy, translucent or transparentAnything glassy, translucent or transparent; the sea or sky.
/ˈhaɪəlɪn/
Meaning
3 senses(countable, poetic, uncountable)Anything glassy, translucent or transparent; the sea or sky.
a glassy translucent substance that occurs in hyaline cartilage or in certain skin conditions
(countable, uncountable)A clear translucent substance in tissues.
(countable, uncountable)The main constituent of the walls of hydatid cysts; a nitrogenous body, which, by decomposition, yields a dextrogyrate sugar, susceptible to alcoholic fermentation.
Origin
From Latin hyalinus, from Koine Greek ὑάλινος (huálinos), from ὕαλος (húalos, “glass”).From Latin hyalinus, from Koine Greek ὑάλινος (huálinos), from ὕαλος (húalos, “glass”).
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Forms
plural: hyalinesSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a glassy translucent substance that occurs in hyaline cartilage or in certain skin conditions:hyalin
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable