carageen

Thân thiện

The chef adds carageen to the soup for thickening.

Definition

Noun 1. A type of dark purple edible seaweed: Carageen refers to a specific species of red algae found on the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America. It is valued for its culinary and industrial uses, particularly as a source of carrageenan, a gelatinous substance.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The chef used carageen to thicken the dessert.
  • Carageen is harvested from the rocky Atlantic shores.

Advanced Usage

• As a source material: The word is often used in contexts related to food science and natural product extraction, referring to the seaweed as the raw material for carrageenan.
  • The factory processes tons of carageen annually to produce food additives.

Variants and Related Words

• Carrageen: An alternative spelling for the same seaweed.
• Irish moss: A common name for carageen.
• Carrageenan (noun): The gelatinous extract obtained from carageen, used as a thickening agent.

Synonyms

• Irish moss
• Chondrus crispus (scientific name)

Notes on Meaning

This word specifically denotes the seaweed itself. While it is the source of carrageenan, the two terms are distinct: 'carageen' is the plant, and 'carrageenan' is the extracted compound.

Học thuật

Noun

1. dark purple edible seaweed of the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Irish moss
• carrageen
• carragheen
• Chondrus crispus