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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
A small brown seaweed, ''Chondrus crispus'', that grows in North Atlantic and is collected on the beaches of Ireland, Great Britain, Northern European countries, Nova Scotia, Massachusetts and other New England States. A water-soluble polysaccharide, called [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=carrageenan carrageenan], is extracted from Irish moss with boiling water.
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A small brown seaweed, ''Chondrus crispus'', that grows in North Atlantic and is collected on the beaches of Ireland, Great Britain, Northern European countries, Nova Scotia, Massachusetts and other New England States. A water-soluble polysaccharide, called [[carrageenan]], is extracted from Irish moss with boiling water.
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
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''Chondrus crispus''; carrageen moss; carragenano (Esp.); Muschio d'Irlanda (It); lichene d'Irlanda (It); carragheen; carrageenan; carrageenin
 
''Chondrus crispus''; carrageen moss; carragenano (Esp.); Muschio d'Irlanda (It); lichene d'Irlanda (It); carragheen; carrageenan; carrageenin
  
== Authority ==
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== Resources and Citations ==
  
* G.S.Brady, G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 20
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* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 20
  
* S.R.Trotman, E.R. Trotman, S.R.Trotman, E.R. Trotman, ''Textile Analysis'', J.B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, 1932
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* S.R.Trotman, E.R. Trotman, ''Textile Analysis'', J.B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, 1932
  
* Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, ''Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology'', U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
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* Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, ''Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology'', U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
  
 
* ''Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia'', Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976
 
* ''Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia'', Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976

Latest revision as of 17:45, 30 August 2022

Carrageen moss

Description

A small brown seaweed, Chondrus crispus, that grows in North Atlantic and is collected on the beaches of Ireland, Great Britain, Northern European countries, Nova Scotia, Massachusetts and other New England States. A water-soluble polysaccharide, called Carrageenan, is extracted from Irish moss with boiling water.

Synonyms and Related Terms

Chondrus crispus; carrageen moss; carragenano (Esp.); Muschio d'Irlanda (It); lichene d'Irlanda (It); carragheen; carrageenan; carrageenin

Resources and Citations

  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 20
  • S.R.Trotman, E.R. Trotman, Textile Analysis, J.B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, 1932
  • Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
  • Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia, Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976

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