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ALGINIC ACID
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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
Sense 1
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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