Meanings
plural carrageenans · alternative carrageenin · alternative carragheenin · alternative carageenan
- uncountableusuallyA food additive made from a purified extract of red seaweed, commonly used as a thickening agent.
Synonyms: E407 when used as a thickener, stabiliser, gelling agent and emulsifier
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA food additive made from a purified extract of red seaweed, commonly used as a thickening agent.
More synonyms by meaning
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Origin
From carrageen + -an, an alternative form of -in.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan carragahen, carraguenina
- carragahenFood additive made from extract of red seaweed
- carragueninaFood additive made from extract of red seaweed
Chinese Mandarin 卡拉膠 /卡拉胶
- 卡拉膠 /卡拉胶 (kǎlājiāo)Food additive made from extract of red seaweed
Estonian karragenaan
- karragenaanFood additive made from extract of red seaweed
Finnish karrageeni
- karrageeniFood additive made from extract of red seaweed
French carraghénane
- carraghénaneFood additive made from extract of red seaweed
German Carrageen
- CarrageenFood additive made from extract of red seaweed
Korean 카라기난
- 카라기난 (karaginan)Food additive made from extract of red seaweed
Polish karagen
- karagenFood additive made from extract of red seaweed
Russian каррагина́н
- каррагина́н (karraginán)Food additive made from extract of red seaweed
Spanish carragenina
- carrageninaFood additive made from extract of red seaweed
Ukrainian каррагінан
- каррагінан (karrahinan)Food additive made from extract of red seaweed
Cite this entry
carrageenan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carrageenan
“carrageenan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carrageenan. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carrageenan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carrageenan.
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