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carrageenin

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car·ra·geen·an also car·ra·geen·in  (kr-gnn)
n.
Any of a group of closely related colloids derived from Irish moss and several other red algae, widely used as a thickening, stabilizing, emulsifying, or suspending agent in industrial, pharmaceutical, and food products.
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Noun1.carrageenin - a colloidal extract from carrageen seaweed and other red algae
carrageenan
gum - any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying


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