carrageen

carrageen
Alternative name for Irish moss.

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Synonyms:
, (Fucus crispus or Chondrus crispus)


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  • Carrageen — (auch: Carragaheen, Karrageen oder Karragheen; englisch Carrageenan) ist eine Sammelbezeichnung für eine Gruppe langkettiger Kohlenhydrate (Polysaccharide), die wie die ähnlichen Substanzen Agar Agar oder Alginat in den Zellen verschiedener… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • carrageen — (also carrageen moss) ► NOUN ▪ an edible red shoreline seaweed with flattened branching fronds. ORIGIN Irish …   English terms dictionary

  • Carrageen — Car ra*geen , Carrigeen Car ri*geen , n. A small, purplish, branching, cartilaginous seaweed ({Chondrus crispus}), which, when bleached, is the {Irish moss} of commerce. [Also written {carragheen}, {carageen}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Carrageen — (Knorpeltang, irländisches Moos, Perlmoos, Fucus crispus), die getrocknete Alge Chondrus crispus Stackh. (Sphaerococcus crispus Ag.) und (zum geringern Teil) Gigartina mammillosas Ag., aus der Ordnung der Rottange (Florideen). Das Gewächs… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • carrageen — or carragheen [kar′ə gēn΄] n. [after Carragheen, Ireland] 1. a purplish, edible red algae (Chondrus crispus) found on rocky shores of N Europe and North America; Irish moss: used in jellies, lotions, medicines, etc. 2. any of several similar red… …   English World dictionary

  • carrageen — /kar euh geen /, n. See Irish moss. Also, carragheen. [1825 35; named after Carrageen in SE Ireland] * * * …   Universalium

  • Carrageen — Car|ra|geen 〈n. 11〉 = Karrageen * * * Carrageen   [nach dem Ort Carragheen bei Waterford, Irland] das, (s), Carraghen, Karrageen, Karraghe …   Universal-Lexikon

  • carrageen — [ karəgi:n] (also carragheen or carrageen moss) noun an edible red shoreline seaweed with flattened branching fronds. [Chondrus crispus.] Origin C19: from Ir. carraigín …   English new terms dictionary

  • carrageen — n.; (also carrigeen) [Written also Carragheen.] Irish moss, carrageen moss (Fucus crispus or Chondrus crispus) …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • carrageen — car•ra•geen or car•ra•gheen [[t]ˈkær əˌgin[/t]] n. mcr Irish moss • Etymology: 1825–35; after Carrageen, in SE Ireland …   From formal English to slang

  • carrageen — n. (also carragheen) an edible red seaweed, Chondrus crispus, of the N. hemisphere. Also called Irish moss. Etymology: orig. uncert.: perh. f. Ir. cosaacuteiniacuten carraige carrageen, lit. little stem of the rock …   Useful english dictionary

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