carrageenan, carrageenin

carrageenan, carrageenin
A polysaccharide vegetable gum obtained from Irish moss; a galactosan sulfate resembling agar in molecular structure. SYN: carrageen (2), carragheen. [Carragheen, Irish village]

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  • carrageenan — or carrageenin noun Etymology: carrageen + 3 an or 1 in Date: circa 1889 a colloid extracted from various red algae (as Irish moss) and used especially as a stabilizing or thickening agent …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • carrageenan — car·ra·geen·an or car·ra·geen·in .kar ə gē nən n a colloid extracted from various red algae and esp. Irish moss and used esp. as a suspending agent (as in foods) and as a clarifying agent (as for beverages) and in controlling crystal growth in… …   Medical dictionary

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