isinglass

n. 鱼胶, 明胶, 云母 [化] 鱼胶; 白云母

发音

UK /ˈaɪzɪŋɡlɑːs/
其它
US /ˈaɪzɪŋɡlæs/

词形变化

isinglasses 复数 isinglasses

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A form of gelatine obtained from the air bladder of the sturgeon and certain other fish, used as an adhesive and as a clarifying agent for wine and beer.

    鱼胶

    不可数
  2. 2.

    A thin, transparent sheet of mica (probably from its similarity to true isinglass and/or resulting from confusion with the term Muscovy glass for glazing made from mica, but also used for isinglass, which was chiefly produced in the Caspian Sea region of Russia, or Muscovy).

    不可数

    There is a general error prevalent that mica is isinglass, and many times it is spoken of as isinglass, but there is a great difference between the two. Mica is mainly composed of silicate of aluminum, while isinglass is a fish gelatine or glue […]

    The dashboard's genuine leather, / With isinglass curtains y' can roll right down, / In case there's a change in the weather.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

mica

上位词 1

mineral

下位词 6

biotite lepidolite Muscovite paragonite phlogopite zinnwaldite

相关短语

Bengal isinglass

词源

Apparently from obsolete Dutch huisenblas, from German Hausenblase, from Hausen (“sturgeon of the Huso genus”) + Blase (“bladder”), with alteration after glass.

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