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isinglass
i·sin·glass I0247000 (ī′zən-glăs′, ī′zĭng-)n.1. A transparent, almost pure gelatin prepared from the swim bladder of the sturgeon and certain other fishes and used as an adhesive and a clarifying agent.2. Mica in thin, transparent sheets.
[By folk etymology (influenced by glass) from obsolete Dutch huizenblas, from Middle Dutch hūsblase : hūs, sturgeon + blase, bladder; see bhlē- in Indo-European roots.]isinglass (ˈaɪzɪŋˌɡlɑːs) n (Chemistry) a gelatine made from the air bladders of freshwater fish, used as a clarifying agent and adhesive[C16: from Middle Dutch huysenblase, literally: sturgeon bladder; influenced by English glass]i•sin•glass (ˈaɪ zənˌglæs, -ˌglɑs, ˈaɪ zɪŋ-)
n. 1. a pure, transparent or translucent form of gelatin obtained from the air bladders of certain fish, esp. the sturgeon, and used in glue and jellies and as a clarifying agent. 2. mica, esp. in thin sheets. [1535–45; < Middle Dutch huysenblase (with glass for blase by folk etym.), literally, sturgeon bladder] IsinglassA transparent gelatin made from the bladder of certain fish and used to make glue. Isinglass was also a term applied to the thin, transparent sheets of mica used in woodand coal-burning stove door windows. When thin sheets of clear plastic first began to be used for such things as vehicle window curtains, they were also sometimes referred to as being of isinglass.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  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 electricitymicamineral - solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical compositionbiotite - dark brown to black mica found in igneous and metamorphic rocklepidolite - a mineral of the mica group; an important source of lithiummuscovite - a colorless or pale brown mica with potassiumparagonite - a colorless or pale brown mica with sodiumphlogopite - a brown form of mica consisting of hydrous silicate of potassium and magnesium and aluminumtranslucent substance, transparent substance - a material having the property of admitting light diffusely; a partly transparent materialzinnwaldite - a mica containing iron and lithium |
Translationsisinglass
isinglass (ī`zənglăs'), gelatinous semitransparent substance obtained by cleaning and drying the air bladders of the sturgeon, cod, hake, and other fishes. Isinglass is manufactured in Russia, the United States, Canada, Brazil, Indonesia, the West Indies, and the Philippines. It is used in the clarification of wines and beers, as a stiffening for jellies, in court plaster, and in glues and cements. The name isinglass is also commonly applied to thin sheets of mica and sometimes to a gelatinous substance obtained from certain seaweeds.isinglass[′īz·ən‚glas] (materials) A gelatin made from the dried swim bladders of sturgeon and other fishes; used in glues, cements, and printing inks. Also known as fish gelatin; ichthyocolla. (mineralogy) Sheet mica, usually in the form of single cleavage plates; used in furnace and stove doors. isinglass a gelatine made from the air bladders of freshwater fish, used as a clarifying agent and adhesive isinglass
ich·thy·o·col·la (ik'thē-ō-kol'ă), Fish gelatin obtained from sounds or swim bladders of fish such as the hake, cod, and sturgeon; used as a glue, a food substitute, and a clarifying agent. Synonym(s): isinglass [ichthyo- + G. kolla, glue] isinglass (ī′zən-glăs′, ī′zĭng-)n. A transparent, almost pure gelatin prepared from the swim bladder of the sturgeon and certain other fishes and used as an adhesive and a clarifying agent.isinglass
Synonyms for isinglassnoun any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leavesSynonymsRelated Words- mineral
- biotite
- lepidolite
- muscovite
- paragonite
- phlogopite
- translucent substance
- transparent substance
- zinnwaldite
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