Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun isinglass

1 sense of isinglass

Sense 1
mica, isinglass -- (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)
       => mineral -- (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)
       => transparent substance, translucent substance -- (a material having the property of admitting light diffusely; a partly transparent material)