hyaline
1 of 2adjective
hy·a·line ˈhī-ə-lən 
-ˌlīn
: transparent or nearly so and usually homogeneous
hyaline
2 of 2noun
hy·a·line ˈhī-ə-lən
-ˌlīn,
in sense 2 -lən,
or -ˌlēn
1
: something (such as the clear atmosphere) that is transparent
2
or hyalin
ˈhī-ə-lən
: any of several translucent nitrogenous substances related to chitin, found especially around cells, and readily stained by eosin 
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Late Latin hyalinus, from Greek hyalinos, from hyalos
First Known Use
Adjective
circa 1661, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1667, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing hyaline
Medical Definition
hyaline 1 of 2
adjective
hy·a·line ˈhī-ə-lən -ˌlīn
-ˌlīn : transparent or nearly transparent and usually homogeneous
hyaline
2 of 2noun
1
or hyalin
-ə-lən
: a nitrogenous substance closely related to chitin that forms the main constituent of the walls of hydatid cysts and yields a sugar on decomposition 2
: any of several translucent substances similar to hyaline that collect around cells, are capable of being stained by eosin, and yield a carbohydrate as a cleavage product
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