Isinglass

noun

/ˈaɪzɪŋɡlɑːs/

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounA 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.

2.nounA thin, transparent sheet of mica (probably from its similarity to true isinglass).

Synonyms

mica plaster carlock fish glue ichthyocolla glass eel ganoine sea grape ichthidin gas bladder saltgland ichthine

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