noun
clarifying agent; fining agent
Technical term used in food processing, winemaking, brewing, and chemical contexts to refer to a substance that removes suspended particles to make a liquid clear.
ワインの製造では、清澄剤として卵白やベントナイトが使われることがある。
In winemaking, egg whites or bentonite are sometimes used as fining agents.
Adding this clarifying agent removes the cloudiness and yields a clear liquid.