Hyaline: alternatives and connections

A mineral of great hardness, and, when transparent, of much beauty. It occurs in hexagonal prisms, commonly of a green or bluish green…

Consisting of, or like, crystal; clear; transparent; lucid; pellucid; crystalline.

Fig.: Resembling crystal; pure; transparent; pellucid.

A minute mineral form like those common in glassy volcanic rocks and some slags, not having a definite crystalline outline and not ref…

Crystal-like; transparent like crystal.

Divination by means of a crystal or other transparent body, especially a beryl.

The act or process of devitrifying, or the state of being devitrified. Specifically, the conversion of molten glassy matter into a sto…

A counterfeit gem, composed of two pieces of crystal, with a color them, and thus giving the appearance of a naturally colored gem. Al…

An instrument for determining the magnifying power of telescopes, consisting usually of a doubleimage micrometer applied to the eye en…

a colored glassy compound (opaque or partially opaque) that is fused to the surface of metal or glass or pottery for decoration or pro…

growing a crystal layer of one mineral on the crystal base of another mineral in such a manner that its crystalline orientation is the…

A genus of elegant, glassy sponges, consisting of interwoven siliceous fibers, and growing in the form of a cornucopia; -- called also…

A mode of covering transparent white glass with a film of colored glass.

A soft, heavy, brilliant glass, consisting essentially of a silicate of lead and potassium. It is used for tableware, and for optical…

To incrust, cover, or overlay with a thin surface, consisting of, or resembling, glass; as, to glaze earthenware; hence, to render smo…

A remarkable vitreous sponge, of the genus Hyalonema, first brought from Japan. It has a long stem, consisting of a bundle of long and…

A siliceous sponge, of the genus Hyalonema, and allied genera; -- so called from their glassy fibers or spicules; -- called also vitre…

Glassy; shining like glass.