different between isinglass vs ichthyocolla
isinglass
English
Etymology
Apparently from obsolete Dutch huisenblas, from German Hausenblase, from Hausen (“sturgeon of the Huso genus”) + Blase (“bladder”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?a?z???l??s/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?a?z???læs/
- Hyphenation: i?sin?glass
Noun
isinglass (usually uncountable, plural isinglasses)
- 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.
- A thin, transparent sheet of mica (probably from its similarity to true isinglass).
- 1914, A. J. Jarman, “Photographs upon Mica and Similar Material”, The Camera, London: [Camera Publishing Company], volume 18, number 7, OCLC 50541188, page 398:
- There is a general error prevalent that mica is isinglass, and many times it is spoken of as isinglass, but there is a great difference between the two. Mica is mainly composed of silicate of aluminum, while isinglass is a fish gelatine or glue […]
- 1943, Oscar Hammerstein II (lyrics), Richard Rodgers (music), “The Surrey with the Fringe on Top”, from Oklahoma!:
- The dashboard's genuine leather, / With isinglass curtains y' can roll right down, / In case there's a change in the weather.
- 1914, A. J. Jarman, “Photographs upon Mica and Similar Material”, The Camera, London: [Camera Publishing Company], volume 18, number 7, OCLC 50541188, page 398:
Translations
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Isinglass”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
isinglass From the web:
ichthyocolla
English
Etymology
Latin ichthyocolla, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (ikhthuókolla, “fish-glue”), from ????? (ikhthús, “fish”) + ????? (kólla, “glue”).
Noun
ichthyocolla (uncountable)
- (archaic) Fish glue, isinglass; a glue prepared from the sounds (swimming bladders) of various fishes.
- 1665, Robert Hooke, Micrographia, VII:
- Several others of these drops I covered over with a thin but very tuff skin of Icthyocolla, which being very tough and very transparent, was the most convenient substance for these tryals that I could imagine […].
- 1665, Robert Hooke, Micrographia, VII:
Synonyms
- ichthyocol
ichthyocolla From the web:
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