- alginic acid
- noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary algin + 1-ic Date: 1885 an insoluble colloidal acid (C6H8O6)n that in the form of its salts is a constituent of the cell walls of brown algae
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alginic acid — [al jin′ik] n. [ ALGIN + IC] a gelatinous material, (C6H8O) n, extracted from brown seaweed or kelp: used in jellies, plastics, dentistry, etc … English World dictionary
Alginic acid — Chembox new ImageFile=Alginsäure.svg ImageSize=250px IUPACName= OtherNames=Alginic acid OtherNames = E400 Section1= Chembox Identifiers CASNo=9005 32 7 EINECS=232 680 1 PubChem= SMILES= Section2= Chembox Properties Formula=(C6H8O6)n… … Wikipedia
alginic acid — [al dʒɪnɪk] noun Chemistry an insoluble gelatinous carbohydrate found in many brown seaweeds, chiefly as salts which are used as thickening agents. Origin C19: alginic from alga + in1 + ic … English new terms dictionary
alginic acid — al·gin·ic acid (.)al .jin ik n an insoluble colloidal acid (C6H8O6)n that in the form of its salts is a constituent of the cell walls of brown algae and is used in making dental preparations and in preparing pharmaceuticals * * * an antacid drug… … Medical dictionary
alginic acid — /al jin ik/, Chem. an insoluble, colloidal acid, (C6H8O6)n, found in the cell walls of various kelps, esp. brown kelps, known chiefly in the form of its salts, and used as a thickening or stabilizing agent in foodstuffs, esp. ice cream, and for… … Universalium
alginic acid — al•gin′ic ac′id [[t]ælˈdʒɪn ɪk[/t]] n. chem. an insoluble colloidal acid, (C6H8O6)n, found in the cell walls of various kelps: used as a thickener or stabilizer, esp. in ice cream, and for sizing paper • Etymology: 1885–90 … From formal English to slang
alginic acid — /ælˌdʒɪnɪk ˈæsəd/ (say al.jinik asuhd) noun an insoluble acid, (C6H8 O6)n, found in certain seaweeds; used as a thickening agent in foods and for sizing paper …
alginic acid — noun a gum (a carboxylated polysaccharide), extracted from certain seaweeds, used as a food additive Syn: E400, thickener, stabiliser, gelling agent, emulsifier See Also: alginate … Wiktionary
alginic acid — n. an insoluble carbohydrate found (chiefly as salts) in many brown seaweeds. Etymology: ALGA + IN + IC … Useful english dictionary
alginic — alginˈic adjective (alginic acid an acid obtained from certain seaweeds, used in plastics, medicine, as a food thickening agent, etc) • • • Main Entry: ↑alga … Useful english dictionary
