| 释义 |
car·ra·gee·nin
noun
or car·ra·ghee·nin \ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷nə̇n\
(-s)
Etymology: carrageen or carragheen + -in
: a colloidal extractive of carrageen and other red algae (as Gigartina mammillosa) composed of a mixture of sodium, potassium, calcium, and magnesium salts of an acid sulfate of a galactose-containing polysaccharide and used chiefly as a suspending agent in foods, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and industrial liquids, as a clarifying agent for beverages, and in controlling crystal growth in frozen confections — called also Irish moss extractive |