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isinglass
n.
form of gelatin obtained from the air bladder of certain fish products and used in the production of glue and jellies
Isinglass
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
beer. It can also be cooked into a paste for specialized gluing purposes.
Project Isinglass
Project Isinglass was the code name given to two heavily classified, manned
reconnaissance aircraft studied by the
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) as potential replacements for the
Lockheed A-12 and
SR-71 during the mid 1960s. The first proposal under the Isinglass name, a high-altitude plane to fly at
Mach 4 to 5, was considered an insufficient advancement over existing aircraft; the second, much more advanced design, sometimes referred to as
Project Rheinberry, was an air-launched, Mach 20 rocket-powered boost-glide aircraft that would use a very-high-altitude trajectory to avoid defenses. This aircraft was considered too costly for development, and the project was abandoned in 1967.
isinglass
Noun
1. any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves; used as dielectrics because of their resistance to electricity
(synonym) mica
(hypernym) mineral
(hyponym) biotite
Isinglass
(n.)
A semitransparent, whitish, and very pure from of gelatin, chiefly prepared from the sounds or air bladders of various species of sturgeons (as the Acipenser huso) found in the of Western Russia. It used for making jellies, as a clarifier, etc. Cheaper forms of gelatin are not unfrequently so called. Called also fish glue.
(n.)
A popular name for mica, especially when in thin sheets.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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