资料来源 : pyDict
鱼胶,明胶,云母
资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Isinglass \I"sin*glass\, n. [Prob. corrupted fr. D. huizenblas
(akin to G. hausenblase), lit., bladder of the huso, or large
sturgeon; huizen sturgeon + blas bladder. Cf. {Bladder},
{Blast} a gust of wind.]
1. A semitransparent, whitish, and very pure from of gelatin,
chiefly prepared from the sounds or air bladders of
various species of sturgeons (as the {Acipenser huso})
found in the of Western Russia. It used for making
jellies, as a clarifier, etc. Cheaper forms of gelatin are
not unfrequently so called. Called also {fish glue}.
2. (Min.) A popular name for mica, especially when in thin
sheets.
资料来源 : WordNet®
isinglass
n : any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of
aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that
allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves; used as
dielectrics because of their resistance to electricity
[syn: {mica}]