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transparent substance — noun a material having the property of admitting light diffusely; a partly transparent material • Syn: ↑translucent substance • Hypernyms: ↑material, ↑stuff • Hyponyms: ↑mica, ↑isinglass, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
ground substance — Biol. 1. Also called matrix. the homogeneous substance in which the fibers and cells of connective tissue are embedded. 2. Also called hyaloplasm. the clear portion of the cell cytoplasm; cytosol. [1880 85] * * * ▪ biochemistry an amorphous … Universalium
pottery — /pot euh ree/, n., pl. potteries. 1. ceramic ware, esp. earthenware and stoneware. 2. the art or business of a potter; ceramics. 3. a place where earthen pots or vessels are made. [1475 85; POTTER1 + Y3] * * * I One of the oldest and most… … Universalium
Netsuke — A monkey shaped netsuke In this image, a man wears an inro … Wikipedia
pearl essence — noun 1. : a translucent substance containing guanine and constituting the silvery coloring matter of the scales of various fish (as the bleak or herring) that is used in making artificial pearls and also lacquers and plastics compare essence d… … Useful english dictionary
amyloid — 1. Any of a group of chemically diverse proteins that appears microscopically homogeneous, but is composed of linear nonbranching aggregated fibrils arranged in sheets when seen under the electron microscope; it stains dark brown with iodine,… … Medical dictionary
glass — A transparent substance composed of silica and oxides of various bases. [A.S. glaes] cover g. a thin g. disk or plate covering an object examined under the microscope. SYN: coverslip. Crookes g. a spectacle lens combined with … Medical dictionary
spectrum — 1. The range of colors presented when white light is resolved into its constituent colors by being passed through a prism or through a diffraction grating : red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet … Medical dictionary
hyalin — n. a clear glassy substance produced as a result of the degeneration of certain body tissues. Etymology: Gk hualos glass + IN * * * hyalin (ˈhaɪəlɪn) [f. Gr. ὕαλ ος glass (see next) + in.] a. Physiol. ‘The pellucid point which is the first stage… … Useful english dictionary
hyaline — 1. adjective /ˈhʌɪəlɪn,ˈhʌɪəliːn/ Glassy, transparent; amorphous. , 1974: They bathed shivering in the cold waves, green hyaline swells in which they stood to the hips savage, intimate, comradely. Guy Davenport, Tatlin! 2. noun… … Wiktionary
