Irish+moss
111red algae — noun marine algae in which the chlorophyll is masked by a red or purplish pigment; source of agar and carrageenan • Hypernyms: ↑alga, ↑algae • Hyponyms: ↑sea moss, ↑Irish moss, ↑carrageen, ↑carageen, ↑ …
112Brewing — Brewer redirects here. For other uses, see Brewer (disambiguation). This article is about the commercial brewing of beer. For making tea, see Steeping. For homebrewing, see Homebrewing. A 16th century brewery Brewing is the production of beer… …
113Homebrewing beer — refers to the brewing of beer on a very small scale. The typical homebrewer brews as a hobby for personal consumption, free distribution at social gatherings, amateur competitions, and for other assorted generally non commercial reasons. History… …
114Famine food — A famine food or poverty food is any inexpensive or readily available foodstuff used to nourish people in times of extreme poverty or starvation, as during a war or famine. Quite often, the food is thereafter strongly associated with the hardship …
115Prince Edward Island — an island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, forming a province of Canada: 116,251; 2184 sq. mi. (5655 sq. km). Cap.: Charlottetown. * * * Province (pop., 2000 est.: 138,900), Canada. One of the Maritime Provinces and Canada s smallest province, it is… …
116carrageenan, carrageenin — A polysaccharide vegetable gum obtained from Irish moss; a galactosan sulfate resembling agar in molecular structure. SYN: carrageen (2), carragheen. [Carragheen, Irish village] …
117carrageen — car·ra·geen also car·ra·gheen kar ə .gēn n 1) IRISH MOSS (2) 2) CARRAGEENAN * * * car·ra·geen (karґə gēn) [Irish carraigin little rock] 1. Chondrus crispus. 2. chondrus (def. 2) …
118sloke — noun or sloak ˈs(h)lōk ( s) Etymology: Irish sleabhac 1. : any of various edible marine algae (as sea lettuce, red laver, and …
119carageen — 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}.] [1913 Webster] …
120Carrageen — 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}.] [1913 Webster] …
