ALGIN


Meaning of ALGIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈal-jən ]

noun

Etymology: alga + -in (I)

Date: 1883

: any of various colloidal substances (as an alginate or alginic acid) derived from marine brown algae and used especially as emulsifiers or thickeners

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.