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hyaline

HAHY-uh-lahyn \  , adjective;

1. Glassy or transparent.

noun:

1. In biochemistry, a horny substance found in hydatid cysts, closely resembling chitin.

adjective:

1. Of or pertaining to hyaline.

noun:

1.In biochemistry, a transparent substance found in cartilage, the eye, etc., resulting from the pathological degeneration of tissue.