algin

al·gin  (ljn)

n.

Any of several derivatives, such as sodium alginate or alginic acid, of a gelatinous substance extracted from certain brown algae and widely used as a thickening, stabilizing, emulsifying, or suspending agent in industrial, pharmaceutical, and food products, such as ice cream.

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[alg(a) + -in.]

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algin [ˈældʒɪn]

n

(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) alginic acid or one of its esters or salts, esp the gelatinous solution obtained as a by-product in the extraction of iodine from seaweed, used in mucilages and for thickening jellies

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algin  (ljn)

A mucilaginous polysaccharide occurring in the cell walls of brown algae. Its derivatives are widely used as thickening, stabilizing, emulsifying, or suspending agents in industrial, pharmaceutical, and food products, such as ice cream.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

algin - a gum used especially as a thickener or emulsifier alginic acid gum - any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying