Definition of carragheen. Meaning of carragheen. Synonyms of carragheen

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Definition of carragheen

carragheen
Carrageen Car"ra*geen`, Carrigeen Car"ri*geen`, n. A small, purplish, branching, cartilaginous seaweed (Chondrus crispus), which, when bleached, is the Irish moss of commerce. [Also written carragheen, carageen.]

Meaning of carragheen from wikipedia

- Chondrus crispus—commonly called Irish moss or carrageenan moss (Irish carraigín, "little rock")—is a species of red algae which grows abundantly along...
- technique of sprinkling the colours onto a viscous fluid prepared from Carragheen moss and mani****ting a pattern in the paint using a stylus. The paper...