Word of the Week: Alginate
07/20/2016
Noun. Alginate is a salt from a gel-forming substance obtained from brown algae.
Used in a sentence:
Alginates are used as thickeners in creams, jellies and beer.
The image “Curd de mangue, mousse coco et perles de pamplemousse” by traaf is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.
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