noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "The homebrewer used isinglass to clarify his beer, making it clear and bright before bottling. " substance material food drink fish chemistry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A thin, transparent sheet of mica (probably from its similarity to true isinglass). Examples : "The old microscope slides were protected by a thin sheet of isinglass instead of glass. " material substance geology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading