单词 | isinglass |
释义 | i·sin·glass ![]() 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 the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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