hyaline

== English == === Alternative forms === (noun only) hyalin === Etymology === From Latin hyalinus, from Koine Greek ὑάλινος (huálinos), from ὕαλος (húalos, “glass”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhaɪəlɪn/, /ˈhaɪəliːn/ === Adjective === hyaline (comparative more hyaline, superlative most hyaline) Glassy, transparent; amorphous. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === hyaline (countable and uncountable, plural hyalines) (poetic) Anything glassy, translucent or transparent; the sea or sky. (zoology, anatomy) A clear translucent substance in tissues. (biochemistry) The main constituent of the walls of hydatid cysts; a nitrogenous body, which, by decomposition, yields a dextrogyrate sugar, susceptible to alcoholic fermentation. == Latin == === Adjective === hyaline vocative masculine singular of hyalinus