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alginate

[ al-juh-neyt ]

noun

  1. a salt of alginic acid.


alginate

/ ˈældʒɪˌneɪt /

noun

  1. a salt or ester of alginic acid
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of alginate1

First recorded in 1935–40; algin + -ate 2

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