A gelatine made from the air bladders of freshwater fish used as a clarifying agent and adhesive.

Isinglass definition. Isinglass definition a pure transparent or translucent form of gelatin obtained from the air bladders of certain fish especially the sturgeon. In fact some vegetarians object to beers such as Guinness and most stouts that have been subjected to this processits apparently acceptable with pescetarians seafoods okayother flesh not. Isinglass is a semitransparent material formed by cleaning and drying the air bladders of fish such as sturgeon and cod.

It can also be cooked into a paste for specialised gluing purposes. Used as dielectrics because of. The American Heritage Medical Dictionary Copyright 2007 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Isinglass is derived from the swim bladders of certain tropical and subtropical fish. Its also spelled eisenglass which translates to iron glass in German and isenglass Isinglass is a form of mica which are any of various opaque or transparent minerals. Isinglass is a gelatin-like substance that can be purchased in dried or liquid form.

Isinglass or is a substance obtained from the dried swim bladders of fish. It is a form of collagen used mainly for the clarification or fining of some beer and wine. In its primary definition isinglass is a dried swim bladder of fish primarily from sturgeon or cod.

A transparent almost pure gelatin prepared from the swim bladder of the sturgeon and certain other fishes and used as a. Used in glue and jellies and as a. Isinglass was also a term applied to the thin transparent sheets of mica used in woodand coal-burning stove door windows.

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