Alginate

//ˈæl.dʒɪ.neɪt// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun

1
Any salt or ester of alginic acid.

Etymology

From alginic acid + -ate (“salt, ester”).

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potassium alginate alginic acid

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