algin
/ˈæl.dʒɪn/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Any of various gelatinous gums, derivatives of alginic acid, derived from marine brown algae and used especially as emulsifiers or thickeners.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "All the algins are edible, but they pass unchanged through the alimentary tract and add no food value."
- "Algin comprises about 10% of the dry weight of the kelps (Smith, 1955), and is mostly the salt of alginic acid."
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin algalbor. English alga Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English algin From alga + -in.