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单词 isinglass
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
i•sin•glass  (ī′zən glas′, -gläs′, ī′zing-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a pure, transparent or translucent form of gelatin, obtained from the air bladders of certain fish, esp. the sturgeon: used in glue and jellies and as a clarifying agent.
  2. Mineralogymica, esp. in thin, translucent sheets.
  • Middle Dutch huysenblase (with glass for blase by folk etymology, etymological), literally, sturgeon bladder; cognate with German Hausenblase
  • 1535–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
isinglass /ˈaɪzɪŋˌɡlɑːs/ n
  1. a gelatine made from the air bladders of freshwater fish, used as a clarifying agent and adhesive
Etymology: 16th Century: from Middle Dutch huysenblase, literally: sturgeon bladder; influenced by English glass
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