Algin vs Align - What's the difference?
algin | align |
Any of various gelatinous gums, derivatives of alginic acid, derived from algae.
* 1950 , Valentine Jackson Chapman, Seaweeds and Their Uses ,
* 2002 , George S. Brady, Henry R. Clauser, John A. Vaccari, Materials Handbook ,
* 2008 , Robert Edward Lee, Phycology ,
To form in line; to fall into line.
To adjust or form to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line.
(computing) To store (data) in a way that is consistent with the memory architecture, i.e. by beginning each item at an offset equal to some multiple of the word size.
To adhere oneself with a group or a way of thinking.
Align is a anagram of algin.
As a noun algin
is any of various gelatinous gums, derivatives of alginic acid, derived from algae.As a verb align is
to form in line; to fall into line.algin
English
Noun
(en noun)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.
page 826,
- All the algins are edible, but they pass unchanged through the alimentary tract and add no food value.
page 459,
- Algin comprises about 10% of the dry weight of the kelps (Smith, 1955), and is mostly the salt of alginic acid.