- car|a|geen
- car|a|geen «KAR uh geen», noun.= carrageen. (Cf. ↑carrageen)
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car|ra|geen — or car|ra|gheen «KAR uh geen», noun. a purplish or reddish brown, edible seaweed common on North Atlantic coasts, which when dried and bleached is used in making soups and blancmange, and in ointments; Irish moss. ╂[< Carragheen, near… … Useful english dictionary
geen — car·ra·geen; … English syllables
car|ra|gheen — car|ra|geen or car|ra|gheen «KAR uh geen», noun. a purplish or reddish brown, edible seaweed common on North Atlantic coasts, which when dried and bleached is used in making soups and blancmange, and in ointments; Irish moss. ╂[< Carragheen,… … Useful english dictionary
carrageen — car·ra·geen … English syllables
carrageen — car·ra·geen also car·ra·gheen kar ə .gēn n 1) IRISH MOSS (2) 2) CARRAGEENAN * * * car·ra·geen (karґə gēn) [Irish carraigin little rock] 1. Chondrus crispus. 2. chondrus (def. 2) … Medical dictionary
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
carrageen — car•ra•geen or car•ra•gheen [[t]ˈkær əˌgin[/t]] n. mcr Irish moss • Etymology: 1825–35; after Carrageen, in SE Ireland … From formal English to slang
Carrageen — Car|ra|geen 〈n. 11〉 = Karrageen * * * Carrageen [nach dem Ort Carragheen bei Waterford, Irland] das, (s), Carraghen, Karrageen, Karraghe … Universal-Lexikon
carageen — Carrageen Car ra*geen , Carrigeen Car ri*geen , n. A small, purplish, branching, cartilaginous seaweed ({Chondrus crispus}), which, when bleached, is the {Irish moss} of commerce. [Also written {carragheen}, {carageen}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Carrageen — Car ra*geen , Carrigeen Car ri*geen , n. A small, purplish, branching, cartilaginous seaweed ({Chondrus crispus}), which, when bleached, is the {Irish moss} of commerce. [Also written {carragheen}, {carageen}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
