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isinglass
[ ahy-zuhn-glas, -glahs, ahy-zing- ]
noun
- a pure, transparent or translucent form of gelatin, obtained from the air bladders of certain fish, especially the sturgeon: used in glue and jellies and as a clarifying agent.
- mica, especially in thin, translucent sheets.
isinglass
/ 藞补瑟锄瑟艐藢伞濒蓱藧蝉 /
noun
- a gelatine made from the air bladders of freshwater fish, used as a clarifying agent and adhesive
isinglass
- A transparent, almost pure gelatin prepared from the inner membrane of the swim bladder of the sturgeon and certain other fishes. It is used as an adhesive and a clarifying agent.
- Mica, especially in the form of the mineral muscovite.
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of isinglass1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of isinglass1
Example Sentences
Bentonite clay, gelatin, egg albumin from egg whites, purified milk proteins called casein and isinglass made from the bladders of sturgeons, are all used to filter the wine through a process called 鈥渇ining.鈥
Occasionally, bottles are fined, or clarified, with animal products like egg whites, milk casein or isinglass, which comes from fish.
He kept the isinglass curtains snapped to the windows to cut off the draughts, and tight around his neck he wore his gray wool shawl.
Fining works the same way, using proteins such as albumin from egg whites, casein from milk, or isinglass from, well, fish guts.
Powdered isinglass was pasted on the roof and it glistened more brightly than real snow.
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