hyalescent

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English

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Etymology

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hyalo- +‎ -escent

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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hyalescent (not comparable)

  1. (medicine, botany) Which becomes translucent.
    • 1989, Nick Cave, And the Ass Saw the Angel:
      The cruel crimson scar blanched and became a pale violet, and his vulturous eyes glazed, turned hyalescent […] as if the hell-fire that had raged behind them had burnt itself out […]

References

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  • The On-line Medical Dictionary
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