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单词 alginic acid
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Definition of alginic acid in English:

alginic acid

nounalˈdʒɪnɪkalˌjinik ˈasid
mass nounChemistry
  • An insoluble gelatinous carbohydrate found (chiefly as salts) in many brown seaweeds. The sodium salt is used as a thickener in foods and many other materials.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • One study, featured in a 1986 supplemental issue office Journal of Hypertension, indicated alginic acid, a compound found in seaweed fiber, probably had something to do with the heart-healthy effects.
    • Food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries use three common types of hydrocolloid extensively when thickening or gelling properties are required: carrageenan and agar from red seaweeds and alginic acid from brown seaweeds.
    • Consider how slowly gelatin evaporates and you get a feel for how alginic acid works.
    • Their main component, alginic acid, is converted into calcium salts (which are water-insoluble) and sodium salts (which are water-soluble).
    • Under similar conditions the polysaccharides with carboxyl groups, such as alginic acid and polygalacturonic acid, also photodecomposed.

Origin

Late 19th century: alginic from alga + -in1 + -ic.

 
 

Definition of alginic acid in US English:

alginic acid

nounalˌjinik ˈasid
Chemistry
  • An insoluble gelatinous carbohydrate found (chiefly as salts) in many brown seaweeds. The sodium salt is used as a thickener in foods and many other materials.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Under similar conditions the polysaccharides with carboxyl groups, such as alginic acid and polygalacturonic acid, also photodecomposed.
    • One study, featured in a 1986 supplemental issue office Journal of Hypertension, indicated alginic acid, a compound found in seaweed fiber, probably had something to do with the heart-healthy effects.
    • Food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries use three common types of hydrocolloid extensively when thickening or gelling properties are required: carrageenan and agar from red seaweeds and alginic acid from brown seaweeds.
    • Consider how slowly gelatin evaporates and you get a feel for how alginic acid works.
    • Their main component, alginic acid, is converted into calcium salts (which are water-insoluble) and sodium salts (which are water-soluble).

Origin

Late 19th century: alginic from alga + -in + -ic.

 
 
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