Synonyms & related words for alginate

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of alginate. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to alginate

Explore words related to alginate — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include algin, carrageenan, chitosan, dextran, glyceric, polysaccharide, pentosan, pectin. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does alginate come from?

The word alginate breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: alg, from Latin alga (“seaweed”); -in, from Latin -ine (“chemical substance”); and -ate, from Latin -atus (“salt of an acid”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.