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Definition of Carrageen
1. Noun. Dark purple edible seaweed of the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America.
Generic synonyms: Red Algae
Group relationships: Chondrus, Genus Chondrus
Definition of Carrageen
1. n. A small, purplish, branching, cartilaginous seaweed (Chondrus crispus), which, when bleached, is the Irish moss of commerce.
Definition of Carrageen
1. Noun. Alternative name for Irish moss. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Carrageen
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Carrageen
Literary usage of Carrageen
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1860)
""To what extent is carrageen collected on the coast of New England for the ...
The carrageen, or " Irish Moss," is gathered to a considerable extent in ..."
2. The Chemist: A Monthly Journal of Chemical and Physical Science (1845)
"carrageen is a substance which, * Gazette des Hôpitaux Civils et Militaires, Dec.
24, 1844. without contradiction, deserves the attention of practitioners, ..."
3. The Natural History of the Raw Materials of Commerce: With a Copious List of by John Yeats (1878)
"carrageen or Irish moss is sold by all druggists and herbalists in the United
... carrageen moss is sometimes used in manufactories for dressing silks. ..."
4. A Treatise on Food and Diet: With Observations on the Dietetical Regimen by Jonathan Pereira (1843)
"carrageen or Irish Moss, called also Pearl Moss, (Chondrus crispus,) is extensively
used, partly as a domestic remedy and partly as a nutritive substance. ..."
5. The Treasury of Botany: A Popular Dictionary of the Vegetable Kingdom; with by John Lindley (1866)
"In other respects it resembles Globularia, from which it has been but recently
separated, [w. с.] carrageen. ..."
6. Paxton's Botanical Dictionary: Comprising the Names, History, and Culture of by Joseph Paxton (1868)
"... The carrageen Moss, and some others, are well known for their use in our own
country. ... carrageen ..."
7. Botanical Rambles by Charles Alexander Johns (1846)
"The " carrageen Moss," * sold in druggists' shops, is nothing more carrageen MOSS.
than dried sea-weed, growing abundantly on most of our coasts. ..."
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