hyaloid
hya·loid
adjective
1.
resembling glass in transparency or translucency
- “the morning is as clear as diamond or as hyaline” Sacheverell Sitwell
Origin
From Ancient Greek ὑαλοειδής (hualoeidḗs), from ὕαλος (húalos, “glass”) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-id”).
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