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hyaline.

Glassy, transparent; amorphous.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈhaɪəlɪn//ˈhaɪəliːn/
  1. Glassy, transparent; amorphous.

Where this word comes from

From Latin hyalinus, from Koine Greek ὑάλινος (huálinos), from ὕαλος (húalos, “glass”).

noun/ˈhaɪəlɪn//ˈhaɪəliːn/
  1. Anything glassy, translucent or transparent; the sea or sky.

    countable · poetic · uncountable
  2. A clear translucent substance in tissues.

    countable · uncountable
  3. The main constituent of the walls of hydatid cysts; a nitrogenous body, which, by decomposition, yields a dextrogyrate sugar, susceptible to alcoholic fermentation.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Latin hyalinus, from Koine Greek ὑάλινος (huálinos), from ὕαλος (húalos, “glass”).

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