hyaline
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adjective \ˈhī-ə-lən, -ˌlīn\Definition of HYALINE
: transparent or nearly so and usually homogeneous
Origin of HYALINE
Late Latin hyalinus, from Greek hyalinos, from hyalos
First Known Use: circa 1661
2hy·a·line
noun \ˈhī-ə-lən, -ˌlīn, in sense 2 -lən or -ˌlēn\Definition of HYALINE
1
: something (as the clear atmosphere) that is transparent
2
or hy·a·lin \-lən\ : any of several translucent nitrogenous substances related to chitin, found especially around cells, and readily stained by eosin
First Known Use of HYALINE
1667
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