hyalinization

[hahy-uh-luh-nuh-zey-shuhn]

hy·a·lin·i·za·tion

[hahy-uh-luh-nuh-zey-shuhn]
noun Pathology.
a condition in which normal tissue deteriorates into a homogeneous, translucent material.

Origin:
1915–20; hyalinize + -ation
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Hyalinization has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
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hyalinization hy·a·lin·i·za·tion (hī'ə-lĭn'ĭ-zā'shən)
n.
The formation of hyalin.


hy'a·lin·ized (hī'ə-lə-nīzd') adj.

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