Definition of "hyaline" in English

adjective

1. Glassy, transparent; amorphous.

noun

1. (poetic) Anything glassy, translucent or transparent; the sea or sky.

2. (zoology, anatomy) A clear translucent substance in tissues.

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