Definitions for isinglass

isinglass i·sin·glass

Spelling: [ahy-zuh n-glas, -glahs, ahy-zing-]
IPA: /ˈaɪ zənˌglæs, -ˌglɑs, ˈaɪ zɪŋ-/

Isinglass is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 201 anagrams from letters in isinglass (agiilnsss).

Definitions for isinglass

noun

  1. a pure, transparent or translucent form of gelatin, obtained from the air bladders of certain fish, especially the sturgeon: used in glue and jellies and as a clarifying agent.
  2. mica, especially in thin, translucent sheets.

Origin of isinglass

1535-45; Middle Dutch huysenblase (with glass for blase by folk etymology), literally, sturgeon bladder; cognate with German Hausenblase

Examples for isinglass

Have ready an ounce of isinglass boiled to a jelly in a little water.

Prepare the starch as previously described, and dissolve the isinglass by boiling.

The roes are made into caviare, and the sounds and muscular parts into isinglass.

Then put in a shaving or two of isinglass to clear it; let it boil a few minutes, and set it on the side of the fire to grow fine.

The materials used in fining are isinglass, white of egg or gelatine.

Particular care must be taken that the beer in which the isinglass is dissolved, be perfectly clear, and thoroughly stale.

Dissolve an ounce of isinglass in as much warm water as will cover it.

The isinglass must not be dissolved with heat, nor in hot water.

Dissolve over a fire an ounce of isinglass in a gill of water.

Then put it into a cask with a pound of sugar candy, six pounds of fine raisins, a pint of brandy, and two ounces of isinglass.

Word Value for isinglass
Scrable

10

Words with friends

13

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