guwaman

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: gu‧wa‧man

Noun

guwaman

1. a red alga, especially of the genera Gracilaria and Gelidium
2. agar; a gelatinous material obtained from the marine algae, used as a bacterial culture medium, in electrophoresis and as a food additive
3. (by extension) gelatin; a protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen extracted from animal skin, bones, cartilage, ligaments, etc.
4. a jelly; a dessert made from agar or gelatin
5. the dehydrated colored bars of Gelidium corneum