"carrageenan" meaning in English

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        "A food additive made from a purified extract of red seaweed, commonly used as a thickening agent."
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          "word": "E407 when used as a thickener"
        },
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          "word": "stabiliser"
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          "word": "gelling agent and emulsifier"
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          "word": "carrageenin"
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          "sense": "Food additive made from extract of red seaweed",
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            "masculine"
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          "word": "carragahen"
        },
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          "sense": "Food additive made from extract of red seaweed",
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            "feminine"
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          "word": "carraguenina"
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        {
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "Food additive made from extract of red seaweed",
          "word": "karragenaan"
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "Food additive made from extract of red seaweed",
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          "sense": "Food additive made from extract of red seaweed",
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          "sense": "Food additive made from extract of red seaweed",
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          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "karaginan",
          "sense": "Food additive made from extract of red seaweed",
          "word": "카라기난"
        },
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          "sense": "Food additive made from extract of red seaweed",
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            "masculine"
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          "word": "karagen"
        },
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          "sense": "Food additive made from extract of red seaweed",
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          "word": "carragenina"
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      "sense": "Food additive made from extract of red seaweed",
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      "word": "carragahen"
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      "sense": "Food additive made from extract of red seaweed",
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      "word": "carraguenina"
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      "sense": "Food additive made from extract of red seaweed",
      "word": "karragenaan"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "Food additive made from extract of red seaweed",
      "word": "karrageeni"
    },
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      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "carraghénane"
    },
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      "sense": "Food additive made from extract of red seaweed",
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      "word": "Carrageen"
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      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "karaginan",
      "sense": "Food additive made from extract of red seaweed",
      "word": "카라기난"
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      "sense": "Food additive made from extract of red seaweed",
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