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isinglass

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"Fish-bladder gelatin"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /ˈaɪzɪŋɡlɑːs/Part of speech nounSorted agiilnsssStarts with IEnds with S1 clues
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Definitions

  1. Gelatin-like substance made from fish bladders.

Word origin

Apparently from obsolete Dutch huisenblas, from German Hausenblase, from Hausen (“sturgeon of the Huso genus”) + Blase (“bladder”), with alteration after glass.

Used in a sentence

  • TALC. / GENUS I. / ISINGLASS. / VITRUM. / Compoſed of broad, flat, cloſe, poliſhed Plates.
  • The dashboard's genuine leather, / With isinglass curtains y' can roll right down, / In case there's a change in the weather.

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