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Carrageenan

/ˌkæɹəˈɡiːnən/

A food additive made from a purified extract of red seaweed, commonly used as a thickening agent.

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A food additive made from a purified extract of red seaweed, commonly used as a thickening agent.

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carrageeninnoun	Alternative form of carrageenan. [A food additive made from a purified extract of red seaweed, commonly used as a thickening agent.]

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Carrageenan"

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carrageeninnoun	Alternative form of carrageenan. [A food additive made from a purified extract of red seaweed, commonly used as a thickening agent.]
kappanoun	The tenth letter of the Greek alphabet.
iotanoun	(chiefly in the negative) A jot; a very small, insignificant quantity.
lambdanoun	(physics, mathematics) Unit representation of wavelength.
gelsnoun	A semi-solid to almost solid colloid of a solid and a liquid, such as jelly, cheese or opal.
cornstarchnoun	A very fine starch powder derived from corn (maize) used in cooking as a thickener, to keep things from sticking, or as an anti-caking agent.
thickeningnoun	The process of making something, or becoming, thick or viscous.
modified starchnoun	Any of various products, prepared by physical or chemical treatment of starch, that are used as food additives.
starchnoun	(uncountable) A widely diffused vegetable substance, found especially in seeds, bulbs and tubers, as extracted (e.g. from potatoes, corn, rice, etc.) in the form of a white, glistening, granular or powdery substance, without taste or smell, and giving a very peculiar creaking sound when rubbed between the fingers. It is used as a food, in the production of commercial grape sugar, for stiffening linen in laundries, in making paste, etc.
food additivenoun	Any nonfood substance added to food in order to improve its flavour, appearance or shelf life.
tara gumnoun	A white or beige nearly odorless powder used as a thickening agent and stabilizer for food, produced by separating and grinding the endosperm of Tara spinosa seeds.
extendernoun	One who extends.
corn starchnoun	Alternative form of cornstarch. [A very fine starch powder derived from corn (maize) used in cooking as a thickener, to keep things from sticking, or as an anti-caking agent.]
carawaynoun	A biennial plant of species Carum carvi, native to Europe and Asia, mainly grown for its seed to be used as a culinary spice. (The convention of putting caraway seeds into rye bread sometimes causes confusion about so-called rye seeds.)
dulcenoun	seaweed; kelp
gelatinnoun	An edible jelly made from this material.
caroubinnoun	(biochemistry) A mixture of proteins, similar to gluten, obtained from carob beans.
seatronnoun	A foodstuff made from candied kelp.
carcakenoun	A traditional Scottish delicacy, a sort of cake made from the milk of a newly-calved cow mixed with oatmeal, associated with Shrove Tuesday.
yeast extractnoun	any of various forms of processed yeast products used as food additives or flavourings.