Hyaline (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. Also 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.
  2. something glassy or transparent.
adjective
  1. of or relating to hyaline.
  2. glassy or transparent.
  3. of or relating to glass.
  4. amorphous; not crystalline.
adjective
  1. clear and translucent, with no fibres or granules
  2. transparent
noun
  1. a glassy transparent surface
Hyaline (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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