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Definition of: isinglass
(ē′zing·glas, -gläs, ī′zən-) noun
1. A preparation of nearly pure gelatin made from the swim bladders of certain fishes, as sturgeons, cod, and carp.
2. Mica, chiefly in the form of thin sheets. [<MDu. huysenblas sturgeon bladder <huysen sturgeon + blase bladder; infl. in form by GLASS]
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