carrageen

noun

car·​ra·​geen ˈker-ə-ˌgēn 

ˈka-ri-

variants or less commonly carragheen

1

: irish moss sense 2

2

: carrageenan

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

Intriguingly, carrageen has been the subject of various medical studies and clinical trials. —Chris Baraniuk, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Sep. 2022

At the time Ward started his business, carrageen was already recognized as a useful emulsifying and suspending agent. —Emily Toomey, Smithsonian, 23 July 2019

Word History

Etymology

Carragheen, near Waterford, Ireland

First Known Use

1829, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

carrageen

noun

car·​ra·​geen

variants also carragheen

ˈkar-ə-ˌgēn 

1

: irish moss sense 2

2

: carrageenan