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UK
/ˈɪsɪŋɡlˌɑːs/
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NOUN
- 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
How To Use isinglass In A Sentence
- Hence a solution of chondrin seems to act far more quickly and energetically than pure gelatine or isinglass; but I am assured by good authorities that it is most difficult, or impossible, to know whether chondrin is pure, and if it contained any albuminous compound, this would have produced the above effects. Insectivorous Plants
- I know I like saying the names of trees and plants when I identify them, and I’m also excited to hear what obscure mechanical parts are called isinglass and petcock, for instance. Dear Clusterflock | clusterflock
- More taste trials follow in the lab with the blends, using different potential fining agents, such as isinglass (sturgeon bladder) or casein (milk protein) – for whites – to improve the palate. A working life: The winemaker
- Beer and ale are traditionally clarified -- "fined," in industry parlance -- with isinglass, a gluey substance made from fish bladders. Anneli Rufus: Are Animals in Your Cocktail?
- The bluffs or hills which reach the river at this place, on the south, contain allum, copperas, cobalt which had the appearance of soft isinglass, pyrites, and sandstone, the two first very pure. History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, Vol. I. To the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. Performed During the Years 1804-5-6.
- There is no evidence that isinglass is detrimental to health.
- The larger the mould, the stiffer should be the jelly; and where there is no ice, more isinglass must be used than if the mixture were frozen. The Book of Household Management
- This is because many beers are classified with isinglass, which is a collagen made from the bladders of fish. Progressive Bloggers
- Guinness uses isinglass, a form of gelatine made from fish bladders, in the production process to make the stout clearer.
- Sometimes the wood surface was prepared with a coating of gesso or isinglass diluted in water with a little white pigment added.
