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hyalogen definition

hyalo·gen (hī al′ə jən)

noun

any of the various insoluble, mucoidlike substances found in animal tissue and producing hyalins upon hydrolysis

Etymology: hyalo- + -gen

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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