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Etymology
Latin hyalinus, from late Greek �αλινο�, from �αλο� �glass�.

Pronunciation
IPA: /'h�ɪ�lɪn/, /'h�ɪ�li:n/

Alternative spellings
hyalin

Adjective
en-adj

1. glassy|Glassy, transparent; amorphous.

#:*1974: They bathed shivering in the cold waves, green hyaline swells in which they stood to the hips savage, intimate, comradely. � Guy Davenport, Tatlin!

1. Pertaining to the substance hyaline.

Noun
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1. Anything glassy, translucent or transparent.
2. context|zoology|anatomy A clear translucent substance in tissues.

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