adj
hyaline
Hyaline (adj) means Clear and glass-like, with no fixed shape or structure.
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Clear and glass-like, with no fixed shape or structure.
"They bathed shivering in the cold waves, green hyaline swells in which they stood to the hips savage, intimate, comradely."
— Guy Davenport, Tatlin! (1974)
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Etymology
Came from Latin hyalinus, from Koine Greek ὑάλινος (huálinos), from ὕαλος (húalos, “glass”).
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hyaloid
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What is the meaning of hyaline?
"hyaline" (adj) means clear and glass-like, with no fixed shape or structure.
What is another word for hyaline?
Other words for "hyaline" include hyaloid.
What is the opposite of hyaline?
Opposites of "hyaline" include dense, thick.
