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n. - A gum used especially as a thickener or emulsifier.

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  • The Brown Seaweeds produce a different kind of hydrocolloid, algin, which is a polymer of guluronic and mannuronic acids.
  • The tropical seaweeds containing exploitable quantities of algin include species of Sargassum, Turbinaria,
  • Many medicinal substances are also delivered to the patients in the form of capsules which are coated with algin.
  • Busco a otras personas que vivan en Tinguindin para hablar via el email, especail algin que me pueda mandar photos de tinguindin.
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