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algins

algins is the plural of algin.

Meaning of algin

Noun

algin (plural algins)

  1. Any of various gelatinous gums, derivatives of alginic acid, derived from marine brown algae and used especially as emulsifiers or thickeners.
    • Algin was first discovered by Stanford in the early 1880's, and there is little doubt that the event was the beginning of a new era in the use of seaweeds.[…]Since Stanford discovered algin the name has been applied to a number of substances derived from alginic acid.1950, Valentine Jackson Chapman, Seaweeds and Their Uses, 3rd edition, page 194

Questions about algins

What is algins the plural of?
Algins is the plural of algin.

Words near algins in the dictionary

  1. alginite
  2. alginites
  3. alginitic
  4. alginolytic
  5. alginous
  6. algins
  7. alginuresis
  8. algiophobia
  9. algist
  10. algists
  11. algivore

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