单词 | isinglass |
释义 | isinglass /uy"zeuhn glas', -glahs', uy"zing-/, 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. mica, esp. in thin, translucent sheets. [1535-45; < MD huysenblase (with GLASS for blase by folk etym.), lit., sturgeon bladder; c. G Hausenblase] |
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