Hyaline

Word HYALINE
Character 7
Hyphenation hy a line
Pronunciations /ˈhaɪəliːn/

Definitions and meanings of "Hyaline"

What do we mean by hyaline?

Resembling glass, as in translucence or transparency; glassy. adjective

Something that is translucent or transparent. noun

Glassy; resembling glass; consisting of glass; crystalline; transparent: as, the hyaline or crystalline lens of the eye.

A glassy or transparent substance or surface. noun

Specifically— The hyaloid membrane of the eye. See hyaloid. noun

Hyaline cartilage. See cartilage. noun

A pellucid substance which determines the spontaneous division of cells or originates cell-nuclei; hyaloplasm. noun

Glassy; resembling glass; consisting of glass; transparent, like crystal. adjective

A poetic term for the sea or the atmosphere. noun

The pellucid substance, present in cells in process of development, from which, according to some embryologists, the cell nucleus originates. noun

The main constituent of the walls of hydatid cysts; a nitrogenous body, which, by decomposition, yields a dextrogyrate sugar, susceptible of alcoholic fermentation. noun

Glassy, transparent; amorphous. adjective

Anything glassy, translucent or transparent; the sea or sky. noun

A clear translucent substance in tissues. noun

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

Resembling glass in transparency or translucency adjective

A glassy translucent substance that occurs in hyaline cartilage or in certain skin conditions noun

Anything glassy, translucent or transparent; the sea or sky.

A clear translucent substance in tissues.

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

A beautiful strong girl with common sense. Dark long hair, sparkling green eyes and average height. She supports everyone she loves, even if she doesnt agree with them... just like the cartilage she was named after. Urban Dictionary

A person who's arguments are transparent and in serious lack of any real substance. The logic behind these transparent posts seem to be of a degenerate nature where the poster is horny for an argument. Urban Dictionary

A clear glassy material found in hyaline cartilage or formed as a product of some skin diseases. Urban Dictionary

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The word "hyaline" in example sentences

At the time, the malady was called hyaline membrane disease because glassy membranes were found in autopsies of infants who had gasped for breath and quickly died. ❋ By DOUGLAS MARTIN (2012)

Respiratory distress syndrome also known as hyaline membrane disease occurs when the underdeveloped lungs of the premature infant cannot expand and contract as they should with each inspiration. ❋ LINDA ALBI (1993)

Two other daughters preceding Dominique died in infancy from a lung disease once common in cesarean births known as hyaline membrane disease. ❋ Dominick Dunne (1984)

I have no idea if that particular review is really where I first came encountered "hyaline", or if there's some conspiratorial agreement among critics that they should always describe Sontag's writing that way. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Also called RDS or hyaline membrane disease, respiratory distress syndrome is a condition of premature infant lungs due to insufficient sufactant (see surfactant). ❋ Unknown (2010)

Hyaline, in the context of the book, refers to the glassy surface of the ocean, i.e., "the lovely glistening hyaline waters." ❋ Unknown (2010)

I've met catenate, hyaline, and fecundate, just not often. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Hmm... a bit of Googling produces this short book review by Charles Solomon, which has the line: "As an essayist, Didion lacks the hyaline profundity of Susan Sontag or the classical erudition of Marguerite Yourcenar ..." ❋ Unknown (2010)

Suffering from acute hyaline membrane disease, the infant named after the first member of the JFK family to arrive in America was immediately placed in an incubator and taken to the postnatal intensive care unit. ❋ C. David Heymann (2007)

A third child, Patrick Bouvier Kennedy, was born August 7, 1963; his death of hyaline membrane disease on August 9, caused intense grief for both parents. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Head densely clothed with long whitish hairs; thorax and abdomen with black hairs; wings hyaline, the nervures and nervules brown, with a few black scales: base of the anterior and abdominal fold of the posterior more or less covered with black hairs; antennae and legs fuscous brown. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Its surface was jewel smooth, hyaline — yet beneath it was a suggestion of granulation, of close-packed, innumerable, microscopic crystals. ❋ Unknown (2004)

One of the sailors to whom I had paid no heed grasped me by the shoulder and pulled me half a step toward him so that I could see better through the hyaline sides of our flier. ❋ Wolfe, Gene (1987)

Wirrda's broached to a night of hyaline clarity, where the very ocean was subdued. ❋ Anderson, Poul, 1926- (1969)

Heads together, Complain and the girl stared through the impervious hyaline tungsten of the window, trying to take in what they saw. ❋ Aldiss, Brian (1959)

Through the hyaline tungsten, the universe breathed in at them; on one side of the ship, the sun burned tall and strong; on the other, Earth and moon were radiant globes. ❋ Aldiss, Brian (1959)

[Hyaline] [looks] so beautiful [tonight]. ❋ HottMum13 (2013)

Girl "You call me 'Wanx' which is a sexual term and very offensive." Hyalin: "You have a dirty mind, [Wanx]. I meant it like 'Whack Job'. What did you bring to it?" Girl: "You call me "[Quief]" which is a sexual term and very offensive." Hyalin: "You have a dirty mind, Quief. If you can't figure out [how that's] similar to a Mucus "Cap" (hint, hint!), then I can only feel worse for you then I already do." ❋ Istus (2006)

They put [hyalin] in [the walls] of [the house]. ❋ Jafje (2007)

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