Definition of isinglass Isinglass
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What does isinglass mean?
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| isinglass - any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves; used as dielectrics because of their resistance to electricity | ||
| mica | ||
| mineral solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition | ||
| translucent substance, transparent substance a material having the property of admitting light diffusely; a partly transparent material | ||
| biotite dark brown to black mica found in igneous and metamorphic rock | ||
| lepidolite a mineral of the mica group; an important source of lithium | ||
| muscovite a resident of Moscow | ||
| paragonite a colorless or pale brown mica with sodium | ||
| phlogopite a brown form of mica consisting of hydrous silicate of potassium and magnesium and aluminum | ||
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- isinglass (Noun)
A form of gelatine obtained from the air bladder of the sturgeon and certain other fish, used as an adhesive and as a clarifying agent for wine and beer. - isinglass (Noun)
A thin, transparent sheet of mica.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- isinglass (n.)
A semitransparent, whitish, and very pure from of gelatin, chiefly prepared from the sounds or air bladders of various species of sturgeons (as the Acipenser huso) found in the of Western Russia. It used for making jellies, as a clarifier, etc. Cheaper forms of gelatin are not unfrequently so called. Called also fish glue. - isinglass (n.)
A popular name for mica, especially when in thin sheets.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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isinglass
ī′zing-glas, n. a glutinous substance, chiefly prepared from the air-bladders of the sturgeon. [A corr. of Dut. huizenblas—huizen, a kind of sturgeon, blas, a bladder; Ger. hausenblase.]
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🔤- isinglass, noun, singular of isinglasses.
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