carragheen moss

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• carragheen — 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

• carragheen — noun dark purple edible seaweed of the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America • Syn: ↑Irish moss, ↑carrageen, ↑carageen, ↑Chondrus crispus • Hypernyms: ↑red algae • Member Holonyms: ↑Cho …   Useful english dictionary

• Irish moss — 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

• Irish moss — a purplish brown, cartilaginous seaweed, Chondrus crispus, of the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America. Also called carrageen, carragheen. [1835 45] * * * ▪ algae also called  carrageen        (Chondrus crispus), species of red tufted… …   Universalium

• Irish moss — I′rish moss′ n. mcr a purplish brown edible seaweed, Chondrus crispus, of the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America: the main source of carrageenan Also called carrageen,carragheen Etymology: 1835–45 …   From formal English to slang

• Irish moss — noun dark purple edible seaweed of the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America • Syn: ↑carrageen, ↑carageen, ↑carragheen, ↑Chondrus crispus • Hypernyms: ↑red algae • Member Holonyms: ↑Cho …   Useful english dictionary

• Chondrus crispus — Irish moss A D Chondrus crispus ; E F Mastocarpus stellatus Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota …   Wikipedia

• carrageen — also carragheen noun Etymology: Carragheen, near Waterford, Ireland Date: 1829 1. Irish moss 2 2. carrageenan …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• carrageenan, carrageenin — A polysaccharide vegetable gum obtained from Irish moss; a galactosan sulfate resembling agar in molecular structure. SYN: carrageen (2), carragheen. [Carragheen, Irish village] …   Medical dictionary

• carrageen — /ˈkærəgin/ (say karuhgeen), /kærəˈgin/ (say karuh geen) noun → Irish moss (def. 2). Also, carragheen, carrageenan. {named after Carragheen, in S Ireland} …  

• 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