Isinglass Definition
īzən-glăs, īzĭng-
noun
A form of gelatin prepared from the internal membranes of fish bladders: it is used as a clarifying agent and adhesive.
Webster's New World
Mica, esp. in the form of thin, transparent sheets of muscovite.
Webster's New World
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Noun
Singular:
isinglass
Plural:
isinglassesOrigin of Isinglass
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By folk etymology (influenced by glass) from obsolete Dutch huizenblas from Middle Dutch hūsblase hūs sturgeon blase bladder bhlē- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Apparently from obsolete Dutch huisenblas, German Hausenblase (“sturgeon's bladder”).
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