English noun: isinglass | |||
1. | isinglass (substance) 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 | ||
Synonyms | mica | ||
Broader (hypernym) | mineral, translucent substance, transparent substance | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | biotite, lepidolite, muscovite, paragonite, phlogopite, zinnwaldite | ||