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ALGINIC ACID

Dictionary entry overview: What does alginic acid mean?

• ALGINIC ACID (noun)
The noun ALGINIC ACID has 1 sense:

1. a gum used especially as a thickener or emulsifier

Familiarity information: ALGINIC ACID used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ALGINIC ACID (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A gum used especially as a thickener or emulsifier

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

algin; alginic acid

Hypernyms ("alginic acid" is a kind of...):

gum (any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying)

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