spirulina

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
15
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˌspɪɹəˈliːnə/
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/ˌspɪɹəˈliːnə/ · /ˌspɪɹjʊˈliːnə/ · /ˌspaɪɹəˈliːnə/

Definition of spirulina

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable)A food supplement prepared from blue-green algae of the genus Arthrospira found in soda lakes.
    “Another interesting factor in Spirulina is its effect upon appetite. Either it is so concentrated that the body signals a satisfaction feeling from the digestive tract where Spirulina has a remarkable 85% digestibility […]”
    “Research by the meat and dairy industries has been slanted. New discoveries show that B12 can be found in numerous non-meat sources, such as olives, mushrooms, bananas, spirulina, bee pollen, concord grapes, […]”

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Etymology

From the genus name Spirulina.

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