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isinglass

Main Entry:: isin·glass
Pronunciation:: \ˈī-z^ən-ˌglas, ˈī-ziŋ-\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: probably by folk etymology from obsolete Dutch huizenblas, from Middle Dutch huusblase, from huus sturgeon + blase bladder
Date:: 1535

1: a semitransparent whitish very pure gelatin prepared from the air bladders of fishes (as sturgeons) and used especially as a clarifying agent and in jellies and glue2: mica especially when in thin transparent sheets; especially : muscovite 2

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