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carrageenan

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /ˌkɛɹəˈɡinən/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌkæɹəˈɡiːnən/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A food additive made from a purified extract of red seaweed, commonly used as a thickening agent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a colloidal extract from carrageen seaweed and other red algae

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: carrageenin

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: gum

History

Etymology

From carrageen + -an, an alternative form of -in.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: carragahen — Food additive made from extract of red seaweed
  • Catalan: carraguenina — Food additive made from extract of red seaweed
  • Chinese Mandarin: 卡拉膠 /卡拉胶 (kǎlājiāo) — Food additive made from extract of red seaweed
  • Estonian: karragenaan — Food additive made from extract of red seaweed
  • Finnish: karrageeni — Food additive made from extract of red seaweed
  • French: carraghénane — Food additive made from extract of red seaweed
  • German: Carrageen — Food additive made from extract of red seaweed
  • Korean: 카라기난 (karaginan) — Food additive made from extract of red seaweed
  • Polish: karagen — Food additive made from extract of red seaweed
  • Russian: каррагина́н (karraginán) — Food additive made from extract of red seaweed
  • Spanish: carragenina — Food additive made from extract of red seaweed
  • Ukrainian: каррагінан (karrahinan) — Food additive made from extract of red seaweed