HYALOID

hyaline, hyaloid

(adjective) resembling glass in transparency or translucency; “the morning is as clear as diamond or as hyaline”-Sacheverell Sitwell

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

hyaloid (comparative more hyaloid, superlative most hyaloid)

transparent or glassy

Noun

hyaloid (plural hyaloids)

(anatomy) The hyaloid membrane

Anagrams

• Holiday, holiday, hyoidal

Source: Wiktionary


Hy"a*loid, a. Etym: [Gr. hyaloïde.] (Anat.)

Definition: Resembling glass; vitriform; transparent; hyaline; as, the hyaloid membrane, a very delicate membrane inclosing the vitreous humor of the eye.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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