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Definition of Isinglass
1. Noun. 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.
Generic synonyms: Mineral, Translucent Substance, Transparent Substance
Specialized synonyms: Biotite, Lepidolite, Muscovite, Paragonite, Phlogopite, Zinnwaldite
Derivative terms: Micaceous
Definition of Isinglass
1. n. A semitransparent, whitish, and very pure form of gelatin, chiefly prepared from the sounds or air bladders of various species of sturgeons (as the Acipenser huso) found in the rivers 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.
Definition of Isinglass
1. 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. ¹
2. Noun. A thin, transparent sheet of mica. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Isinglass
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Medical Definition of Isinglass
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1. 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.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Isinglass
Literary usage of Isinglass
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1842)
"An ounce of isinglass is sufficient for about a square yard of the plaster. ...
The isinglass is spread on one side as already directed, and on the other a ..."
2. The Monthly Review by Charles William Wason (1842)
"On the Production of isinglass along the Coasts of India, with a notice of its
... The familiarity of the term " isinglass," the general ignorance that ..."
3. The Commercial Products of the Sea: Or, Marine Contributions to Food by Peter Lund Simmonds (1879)
"THE isinglass OF COMMERCE. Description and uses of isinglass—Fish from which
obtained—Russian isinglass —Vesiga—Brazilian isinglass—West Indian ..."
4. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1874)
"In different parts of the world it is obtained from different fishes, and the
isinglass of commerce is consequently of various qualities. ..."
5. Allen's Commercial Organic Analysis: A Treatise on the Properties, Modes of by Alfred Henry Allen (1913)
"When pure, isinglass has no odour, and but a faint taste. ... isinglass consists
of nearly pure collagen. It is not gelatin, but ia converted into that ..."
6. Commercial Organic Analysis by Alfred Henry Allen, Wm. A. Davis (1913)
"When pure, isinglass has no odour, and but a faint taste. ... isinglass consists
of nearly pure collagen. It is not gelatin, but is converted into that ..."
7. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1842)
"An ounce of isinglass is sufficient for about a square yard of the plaster. ...
The isinglass is spread on one side as already directed, and on the other a ..."
8. The Monthly Review by Charles William Wason (1842)
"On the Production of isinglass along the Coasts of India, with a notice of its
... The familiarity of the term " isinglass," the general ignorance that ..."
9. The Commercial Products of the Sea: Or, Marine Contributions to Food by Peter Lund Simmonds (1879)
"THE isinglass OF COMMERCE. Description and uses of isinglass—Fish from which
obtained—Russian isinglass —Vesiga—Brazilian isinglass—West Indian ..."
10. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1874)
"In different parts of the world it is obtained from different fishes, and the
isinglass of commerce is consequently of various qualities. ..."
11. Allen's Commercial Organic Analysis: A Treatise on the Properties, Modes of by Alfred Henry Allen (1913)
"When pure, isinglass has no odour, and but a faint taste. ... isinglass consists
of nearly pure collagen. It is not gelatin, but ia converted into that ..."
12. Commercial Organic Analysis by Alfred Henry Allen, Wm. A. Davis (1913)
"When pure, isinglass has no odour, and but a faint taste. ... isinglass consists
of nearly pure collagen. It is not gelatin, but is converted into that ..."
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