<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>Also hyaline:<ul><li>A horny substance found in hydatid cysts, closely resembling chitin.</li><li>A structureless, transparent substance found in cartilage, the eye, etc., resulting from the pathological degeneration of tissue.</li><li>Something glassy or transparent.</li></ul></li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>Of or relating to hyaline.</li><li>Glassy or transparent.</li><li>Of or relating to glass.</li><li>Amorphous; not crystalline.</li></ul>