spirulina

See also: Spirulina

English

Etymology

From genus name Spirulina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌspɪɹəˈliːnə/, /ˌspɪɹjʊˈliːnə/, /ˌspaɪɹəˈliːnə/
• Rhymes: -iːnə

Noun

spirulina (uncountable)

1. A food supplement prepared from blue-green algae of the genus Arthrospira found in soda lakes.
   • 1980, Christopher B. Hills, The Secrets of Spirulina: Medical Discoveries of Japanese Doctors, Nicholson:

     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 […]

   • 1982 February, Paavo Airola, “Plant Sources of Vitamin B12”, in Vegetarian Times, →ISSN, page 88:

     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, […]

Translations

food supplement

• French: spiruline (fr) f
• German: Spirulina
• Spanish: espirulina f

Further reading

• spirulina (dietary supplement) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Italian

Noun

spirulina f (plural spiruline)

1. spirulina

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /espiɾuˈlina/ [es.pi.ɾuˈli.na]
• Rhymes: -ina

Noun

spirulina f (plural spirulinas)

1. spirulina