释义 |
al·gin·ic acid \(ˈ)al|jinik-\ noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary algin + -ic : an insoluble colloidal acid (C6H8O6)n that in the form of salts is a constituent of the cell walls of marine brown algae and that is hard and horny when dry and is capable of absorbing large amounts of water when moist — called also algic acid, algin |