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Agin vs Algin - What's the difference?

agin | algin |

As an adverb agin

is .

As a preposition agin

is .

As a noun algin is

any of various gelatinous gums, derivatives of alginic acid, derived from algae.

agin

English

Adverb

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  • * 1859 , (Charles Dickens), "A Tale of Two Cities", in (All the Year Round) , vol. 1, p. 98:
  • ** At which juncture, he exclaimed, in a voice of dire exasperation : “Bust me, if she ain't at it agin !”

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  • * 1859 , (w, Harper's New Monthly Magazine) , vol. 19, p. 278:
  • ** [The Court] said: "Young man, this ere Court is satisfied that there ain't nothin' in the laws of Vermont agin''' tippin' over a churn full of sap. [...] But I want ye should remember one thing—that this ere Court has made up his mind that it's a very naughty trick, and it's a shame that there's so many maple-trees in the State, and no law '''agin tippin' over sap."

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    algin

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of various gelatinous gums, derivatives of alginic acid, derived from algae.
  • * 1950 , Valentine Jackson Chapman, Seaweeds and Their Uses , page 194,
    • Algin' was first discovered by Stanford in the early 1880's, and there is little doubt that the event was the beginning of a new era in the use of seaweeds.Since Stanford discovered ' algin the name has been applied to a number of substances derived from alginic acid.
  • * 2002 , George S. Brady, Henry R. Clauser, John A. Vaccari, Materials Handbook , page 826,
    • All the algins are edible, but they pass unchanged through the alimentary tract and add no food value.
  • * 2008 , Robert Edward Lee, Phycology , page 459,
    • Algin comprises about 10% of the dry weight of the kelps (Smith, 1955), and is mostly the salt of alginic acid.

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