Definition of "hyaline"
hyaline
/ˈhaɪəlɪn/
adjective
comparative more hyaline, superlative most hyaline
noun
countable and uncountable, plural hyalines
(poetic) Anything glassy, translucent or transparent; the sea or sky.
(biochemistry) The main constituent of the walls of hydatid cysts; a nitrogenous body, which, by decomposition, yields a dextrogyrate sugar, susceptible to alcoholic fermentation.