Hyaline
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈhaɪəlɪn/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Hyaline is an adjective meaning Glassy, transparent; amorphous.
Meaning
Glassy, transparent; amorphous.
More Meanings
- (poetic) Anything glassy, translucent or transparent; the sea or sky.
- (zoology, anatomy) A clear translucent substance in tissues.
- (biochemistry) The main constituent of the walls of hydatid cysts; a nitrogenous body, which, by decomposition, yields a dextrogyrate sugar, susceptible to alcoholic fermentation.
Example Sentences
The clear hyaline, the glassy sea.
Our blood runs amazed 'neath the calm hyaline.
And, as below she braids her hyaline hair, / Eyes her soft smiles reflected in the air […].
They bathed shivering in the cold waves, green hyaline swells in which they stood to the hips savage, intimate, comradely.
Word Forms
- hyalin
- hyalines
Synonyms for hyaline
Depending on context, synonyms include clear, hyalin.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hyalin, clear, arteriolosclerosis, conidia, hypohyaline, holohyaline.
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