How do you use Isinglass in a sentence? See 4 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like mica or mineral, plus the exact meaning.
Isinglass in a sentence
Isinglass meaning
- 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 and/or resulting from confusion with the term Muscovy glass for glazing made from mica, but also used for isinglass, which was chiefly produced in the Caspian Sea region of Russia, or Muscovy).
Using Isinglass
- The main meaning on this page is: 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 and/or resulting from confusion with the term Muscovy glass for glazing made from mica, but also used for isinglass, which was chiefly produced in the Caspian Sea region of Russia, or Muscovy).
- Useful related words include: mica, mineral, transparent substance, translucent substance.
Context around Isinglass
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Isinglass
- In this selection, "isinglass" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, cost stand out and add context to how "isinglass" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include addition of isinglass would make and glue and isinglass. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "isinglass" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with isinglass
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Murdoch's replacement was made from dried Cod and was much cheaper than the 25 shillings a pound which isinglass cost. (21 words)
Use of Murdoch's "Isinglass made of British fish" continued and played an important role in reducing British brewers' reliance on imported raw materials. (24 words)
In Pliny's Natural History (7.198) he is credited with inventing carpentry "and with it the saw, axe, plumb-line, drill, glue, and isinglass ". (25 words)
He wondered whether baked flour or grated bread could be incorporated to make the jelly "serve as bread and meate the better", and whether the addition of isinglass would make it stiffer. (32 words)
In Pliny's Natural History (7.198) he is credited with inventing carpentry "and with it the saw, axe, plumb-line, drill, glue, and isinglass ". (25 words)
Use of Murdoch's "Isinglass made of British fish" continued and played an important role in reducing British brewers' reliance on imported raw materials. (24 words)
Example sentences (4)
He wondered whether baked flour or grated bread could be incorporated to make the jelly "serve as bread and meate the better", and whether the addition of isinglass would make it stiffer.
In Pliny's Natural History (7.198) he is credited with inventing carpentry "and with it the saw, axe, plumb-line, drill, glue, and isinglass ".
Murdoch's replacement was made from dried Cod and was much cheaper than the 25 shillings a pound which isinglass cost.
Use of Murdoch's "Isinglass made of British fish" continued and played an important role in reducing British brewers' reliance on imported raw materials.