1. Plural of carrageen; a red or purple edible seaweed found in the North Atlantic, used to make a gelatinous extract for food thickening and other industrial purposes.
Usage: Also called Irish moss; Often used in food production and pharmaceuticals

Examples

• The chef added carageens to the pudding to give it a smooth, creamy texture.
• Carageens are harvested along the rocky coasts of Ireland and Scotland.
• Many vegetarian recipes call for carageens as a natural thickening agent.
• The carageens were dried and processed into carrageenan powder.
• Health food stores sell dried carageens for making homemade gelatin desserts.