hyaline
Clear like glass
Hyaline means glassy, transparent, or crystal-clear.
The term appears mainly in scientific and medical contexts: hyaline cartilage is the smooth, translucent tissue covering joint surfaces; hyaline membrane disease affects premature infants' lungs.
In biology, hyaline describes any clear, structureless material.
The word is technical and rarely encountered outside specialized writing.
Glass-like in appearance
- lustrousSoftly bright, reflective
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
- glasslikeResembling transparent material
- crystallineClear, ordered, brilliant
clear · glossy · polished · smooth · shiny · gleaming · reflective · mirrorlike
Filmy, delicate material
- diaphanousDelicately translucent
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
- wispyThin and insubstantial
- fragileEasily broken or damaged
sheer · filmy · gauzy · tenuous · feathery · fine · airy · dainty
Cell producing cartilage matrix
- collagenStructural body protein
- matrixOrdered numerical arrangement
- jointShared by multiple parties
- meniscusCurved liquid surface
tracheal · costal · synovial · fibrocartilage · ossification · bronchial · laryngeal · nasal
Of tooth sockets
- surfactantSurface tension lowering compound
- respiratoryRelated to breathing organs
- neonatalOf earliest infancy
- pulmonaryOf the lungs
premature · lung · epithelial · basement · cellular · thin · lining · permeable
vitreous
Glass-like in appearance
- lustrousSoftly bright, reflective
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
- glasslikeResembling transparent material
crystalline · clear · glossy · polished · smooth · shiny · gleaming · reflective · mirrorlike · lucent
gossamer
Filmy, delicate material
- diaphanousDelicately translucent
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
- wispyThin and insubstantial
fragile · sheer · filmy · gauzy · tenuous · feathery · fine · airy · dainty · subtle
chondrocyte
Cell producing cartilage matrix
meniscus · tracheal · costal · synovial · fibrocartilage · ossification · bronchial · laryngeal · nasal · skeletal
alveolar
Of tooth sockets
- surfactantSurface tension lowering compound
- respiratoryRelated to breathing organs
- neonatalOf earliest infancy
pulmonary · premature · lung · epithelial · basement · cellular · thin · lining · permeable · tissue
- tissuesadipose, neural tissue, cardiac tissue, fibrous tissue, bone
- rock texturescoarse-grained, fine-grained, grainy, gritty, massive
- foraminiferatest, chamber, foramen, aperture, septa
- histologyhistology, tissue, cells, microscope slides, tissue sections