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.