isinglass
1 synonym for isinglass, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — 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.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
Apparently from obsolete Dutch huisenblas, itself from German Hausenblase, formed from Hausen (“sturgeon of the Huso genus”) and Blase (“bladder”), later altered under the influence of glass.
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