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Word: Algin
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 19th century. From alga + -in
Definition:
A mixture of alginic acid and its salts, occurring as a viscous gum in the cell walls of brown algae (seaweed) and certain bacteria; a commercially extracted form of this, used in various manufacturing processes.
Variant Forms:
- algine
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