hyaline
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əˌlin, -lɪn; noun
1.
2.
something glassy or transparent.
adjective
3.
of or pertaining to hyaline.
4.
glassy or transparent.
5.
of or pertaining to glass.
6.
amorphous; not crystalline.
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hyaline (ˈhaɪəlɪn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | biology clear and translucent, with no fibres or granules |
| 2. | archaic transparent |
| —n | |
| 3. | archaic a glassy transparent surface |
| [C17: from Late Latin hyalinus, from Greek hualinos of glass, from hualos glass] | |
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hyaline hy·a·line (hī'ə-lĭn, -līn')
adj.
Resembling glass, as in translucence or transparency; glassy. n.
Something that is translucent or transparent.
Variant of hyalin.
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Apparently the hyaline layer, where the fluorescent molecules reside, of the cuticle is resistant and remains in fossils.
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