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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 [ | + | 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 | ||
| − | == | + | == 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 | * ''Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia'', Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976 | ||
Latest revision as of 17:45, 30 August 2022
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