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Hyaloid

[hahy-uh-loid]

hy·a·loid

[hahy-uh-loid]
adjective
2.
glassy; hyaline.

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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.

Origin:
1660–70; < Greek hyaloeidḗs like glass. See hyal-, -oid

sub·hy·a·loid, adjective
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hyaloid (ˈhaɪəˌlɔɪd)
 
adj
anatomy, zoology clear and transparent; glassy; hyaline
 
[C19: from Greek hualoeidēs]

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hyaloid hy·a·loid (hī'ə-loid')
adj.
Glassy or transparent in appearance; hyaline.

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