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isinglass definition

isin·glass (ī′zin glas′, -ziŋ-)

noun

  1. a form of gelatin prepared from the internal membranes of fish bladders: it is used as a clarifying agent and adhesive
  2. mica, esp. in the form of thin, transparent sheets of muscovite

Etymology: prob. altered < MDu huizenblas, lit., sturgeon bladder < huizen, sturgeon + blas, bladder

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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