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alginic acid
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun alginic acid has 1 sense
- alginic acid(n = noun.substance) algin - a gum used especially as a thickener or emulsifier; Array is a kind of gum
OXFORD DICTIONARY
alginic acid, n. an insoluble carbohydrate found (chiefly as salts) in many brown seaweeds.
Etymology
ALGA + -IN + -IC
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