car|ra|gheen

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, near Waterford, Eire, where it is abundant]

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  • gheen — car·ra·gheen; …   English syllables

  • 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

  • carragheen — car·ra·gheen …   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

  • 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

  • carragheen — car·ra·gheen (kărʹə gēn ) n. Variant of carrageen. * * * …   Universalium

  • carragheen — car·ra·gheen (karґə gēn) 1. Chondrus crispus. chondrus (def. 2) …   Medical dictionary

  • ra — ra·chid·i·an; ra·chi·form; ra·chi·glos·sa; ra·chil·la; ra·chi·o·dont; ra·chi·om·e·ter; ra·chi·on; ra·chis; ra·chis·chi·sis; ra·chit·ic; ra·chi·tis; ra·chit·o·mi; ra·cial; ra·cial·ism; ra·cial·ist; ra·cial·is·tic; ra·ci·al·i·ty; ra·cial·iza·tion;… …   English syllables

  • Carageen — Car a*geen or Caragheen Car a*gheen , n. See {Carrageen}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Caragheen — Carageen Car a*geen or Caragheen Car a*gheen , n. See {Carrageen}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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