HyperDic: isinglass

English > 1 sense of the word isinglass:
NOUNsubstanceisinglass, micaany of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves
English > isinglass: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningAny 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.
Synonymmica
Narrowerbiotitedark brown to black mica found in igneous and metamorphic rock
lepidoliteA mineral of the mica group
muscoviteA colorless or pale brown mica with potassium
paragoniteA colorless or pale brown mica with sodium
phlogopiteA brown form of mica consisting of hydrous silicate of potassium and magnesium and aluminum
zinnwalditeA mica containing iron and lithium
BroadermineralSolid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
transparent substance, translucent substanceA material having the property of admitting light diffusely
Spanishcola de pescado, mica
Catalanmica

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