01 a. Glassy; resembling glass; consisting of glass; transparent, like crystal.
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Glassy; resembling glass; consisting of glass; transparent, like crystal.
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4 senses · 2 variants
Webster, 1913
Hyaline
· Hy·a·line
· IPA /ˈhaɪəlɪn/
02 n. A poetic term for the sea or the atmosphere.
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A poetic term for the sea or the atmosphere.“Our blood runs amazed 'neath the calm hyaline.” — Mrs. Browning.
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The pellucid substance, present in cells in process of development, from which, according to some embryologists, the cell nucleus originates.(Biol.)
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The main constituent of the walls of hydatid cysts; a nitrogenous body, which, by decomposition, yields a dextrogyrate sugar, susceptible of alcoholic fermentation.(Physiol. Chem.)