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Look up: Isinglass

  1. Isinglass
    Also called finings. Material made from fish bladders used to clarify beer.
    Found on http://www.caledonian-brewery.co.uk/brew

  2. isinglass
    fish glue prepared by mechanical treatment from the air bladders of certain fish, particularly the sturgeon Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries • semitransparent whitish very pure gelatin prepared from the air bladders of fishes Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries • material prepared from the dried swim...
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  3. Isinglass
    I'sin·glass noun [ Prob. corrupted from Dutch huizenblas (akin to German hausenblase ), lit., bladder of the huso, or large sturgeon; huizen sturgeon + blas bladder. Confer Bladder , Blast a gust of wind.] 1. A semitransparent, whitish, and very pure form of gelatin, chiefly prepared from the sounds or air bladders of various species of sturgeons (a ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/I/101

  4. isinglass
    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. <chemical> ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  5. Isinglass
    : `Isinglass (collagen) should not be confused with Isinglass (mineral) which is made from sheets of mica and was once commonly used as a heat-resistant substitute for glass.` `Isinglass` is a substance obtained from the swimbladders of fish (especially Beluga sturgeon). Used mainly for the clarification of wine and beer, it is a form of collagen.
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isinglass

  6. Isinglass
    • (n.) 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. • (n.) A...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  7. Isinglass
    (foaled 1890), racehorse (Thoroughbred) who won the British Triple Crown in 1893 and earned a then record for a British horse of more than $235,000 ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/i/42

  8. isinglass
    thin sheets of mica, particularly of muscovite (q.v.).
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/i/42

  9. isinglass
    isinglass (ī'zunglăs") , gelatinous semitransparent substance obtained by cleaning and drying the air bladders of the sturgeon, cod, hake, and other fishes. Isinglass is manufactured in Russia, the United States, Canada, Brazil, Indonesia, the West Indies, and the Philippines. It...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0


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