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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a gum used especially as a thickener or emulsifier;
[syn: algin, alginic acid]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Algin \Al"gin\, n. (Chem.) A nitrogenous substance resembling gelatin, obtained from certain alg[ae]. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

algin n 1: a gum used especially as a thickener or emulsifier [syn: algin, alginic acid]