hyaline
1. hy.a.line \'hi--*-l*n, -.li-n\ aj [LL hyalinus, fr. Gk hyalinos, fr. hyalos] 1: of or relating to glass 2a: transparent or nearly so and usu. homogeneous 2b1: GLASSY 2b2: lacking crystallinity : AMORPHOUS 2. hy.a.line \'hi--*-l*n, -.li-n, in sense 2 -.le-n or -l*n\ \-l*n\ n or hy.a.lin 1: something (as the clear atmosphere) that is transparent 2: any of several translucent nitrogenous substances related to chitin foun d esp. around cells and readily stained by eosin