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hy⋅a⋅line

  [n. hahy-uh-leen, -lin; adj. hahy-uh-lin, -lahyn]
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–noun
1. Also, hy⋅a⋅lin  [hahy-uh-lin] . Biochemistry.
a. a horny substance found in hydatid cysts, closely resembling chitin.
b. a structureless, transparent substance found in cartilage, the eye, etc., resulting from the pathological degeneration of tissue.
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.
Origin:
1655–65; < LL hyalinus < Gk hyálinos of glass. See hyal-, -ine 1
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hy·a·lin   (hī'ə-lĭn)   
n.  

  1. Physiology The uniform matrix of hyaline cartilage.

  2. Pathology A translucent product of some degenerative skin conditions.


[Greek hualos, glass + -in.]
hy·a·line   (hī'ə-lĭn, -līn')   
adj.  Resembling glass, as in translucence or transparency; glassy.
n.  

  1. Something that is translucent or transparent.

  2. Variant of hyalin.


[Late Latin hyalinus, from Greek hualinos, of glass, from hualos, glass.]
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Main Entry: 1hy·a·line
Pronunciation: 'hI-&-l&n, -"lIn
Function: adjective
: transparent or nearly transparent and usuallyhomogeneous

Main Entry: 2hyaline
Function: noun
1 or hy·a·lin /-&-l&n/ : a nitrogenous substance closely relatedto 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 thatcollect around cells, are capable of being stained by eosin, and yield a carbohydrate as a cleavage product
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hyaline hy·a·line (hī'ə-lĭn, -līn')
adj.
Resembling glass, as in translucence or transparency; glassy. n.

  1. Something that is translucent or transparent.

  2. Variant of hyalin.

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