Etymograph

English

algin

From alga + -in.

A compound of alga + -in

Latin alga ‘seaweed’

English alga

Today it means

noun Any of various gelatinous gums, derivatives of alginic acid, derived from marine brown algae and used especially as emulsifiers or thickeners.

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