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Give me back the days when Hollywood melted Nazi skulls the way God intended — with alginate and red gelatin.
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Vulture, 30 June 2023
By encapsulating the follicles in the alginate and providing the growing cells with precise mixtures of nutrients and hormones, researchers at the ONPRC and elsewhere have been able to mimic the ovary’s natural structure in the laboratory.
—Katherine Kornei, Discover Magazine, 27 July 2016
An individual bacterium can produce only so much enzyme; breaking down alginate goes much more quickly when Vibrio can cluster together.
—Carrie Arnold, Quanta Magazine, 2 Nov. 2022
It’s wrapped in a special, non-woven fabric and coated with a substance called alginate, which is made from algae and used often in the medical field.
—Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 10 Apr. 2023
Calcium promotes the solidification of alginate networks.
—Science & Food, Discover Magazine, 11 June 2013
Ionic bonds are very flexible, while covalent bonds are very strong, and both have their roles to play: When the ball hits the gel, the alginate molecules separate, like two magnets forced apart, absorbing stress.
—Ashley P. Taylor, Discover Magazine, 7 Sep. 2012
Red algae is chock-full of a carotenoid called astaxanthin, while its brown cousin is rich in skin-brightening phlorotannins and a moisturizing polysaccharide called alginate.
—Brian Underwood, Women's Health, 15 Feb. 2023
By altering their life cycle to include a multicellular stage, the bacteria can digest the alginate efficiently: Their numbers increase, and the hollow shell helps to concentrate the enzymes.
—Carrie Arnold, Quanta Magazine, 2 Nov. 2022
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Vulture, 30 June 2023
By encapsulating the follicles in the alginate and providing the growing cells with precise mixtures of nutrients and hormones, researchers at the ONPRC and elsewhere have been able to mimic the ovary’s natural structure in the laboratory.
—Katherine Kornei, Discover Magazine, 27 July 2016
An individual bacterium can produce only so much enzyme; breaking down alginate goes much more quickly when Vibrio can cluster together.
—Carrie Arnold, Quanta Magazine, 2 Nov. 2022
It’s wrapped in a special, non-woven fabric and coated with a substance called alginate, which is made from algae and used often in the medical field.
—Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 10 Apr. 2023
Calcium promotes the solidification of alginate networks.
—Science & Food, Discover Magazine, 11 June 2013
Ionic bonds are very flexible, while covalent bonds are very strong, and both have their roles to play: When the ball hits the gel, the alginate molecules separate, like two magnets forced apart, absorbing stress.
—Ashley P. Taylor, Discover Magazine, 7 Sep. 2012
Red algae is chock-full of a carotenoid called astaxanthin, while its brown cousin is rich in skin-brightening phlorotannins and a moisturizing polysaccharide called alginate.
—Brian Underwood, Women's Health, 15 Feb. 2023
By altering their life cycle to include a multicellular stage, the bacteria can digest the alginate efficiently: Their numbers increase, and the hollow shell helps to concentrate the enzymes.
—Carrie Arnold, Quanta Magazine, 2 Nov. 2022
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First Known Use
circa 1909, in the meaning defined above
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Medical Definition
alginate
noun
al·gi·nate
ˈal-jə-ˌnāt 
: a salt of alginic acid
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