isinglass

名词 isinglass:

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
   同义词：mica

i.sin.glass

n.（名词）
A transparent, almost pure gelatin prepared from the air bladder of the sturgeon and certain other fishes and used as an adhesive and a clarifying agent.
鱼胶；牛皮胶：一种从鲟鱼或其它鱼类的鳔中提取的透明，几乎纯净的明胶，用作粘合剂或净化剂
Mica in thin, transparent sheets.
薄白云母片：薄且透明的白云母片

来源：
By folk etymology influenced by glass
民间词源 受 glass的影响
from obsolete Dutch huizenblas
源自 已废荷兰语 huizenblas
from Middle Dutch huusblase
源自 中古荷兰语 huusblase
huus [sturgeon]
huus [鲟]
blase [bladder] * see bhlô-
blase [膀胱] *参见 bhlô-