Definition of isinglass in English English dictionary
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
A form of gelatin prepared from the inner lining of the air bladders of fishes, including, at one time, the Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) Sometimes used as a clarifying agent in jellies, glues, wines, and home brew, as well as in the isinglass windows of carriages and early cars
A semitransparent, whitish, and very pure form of gelatin, chiefly prepared from the sounds or air bladders of various species of sturgeons (as the Acipenser huso) found in the rivers of Western Russia
A beer clarifier made from the swim bladders of certain fish Like gelatin, it causes yeast to settle out more rapidly Isinglass is the traditional clarifier for British cask ales, and is added at the end of fermentation
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