Definition of Agars

1. agar [n] - See also: agar

Lexicographical Neighbors of Agars

agaricinic acid
agarick
agaricologist
agaricologists
agaricology
agarics
agaricus
agarita
agaritas
agaritine
agaropectin
agaropectins
agarose
agarose gel electrophoresis
agaroses
agars (current term)
agarwood
agas
agasp
agast
agastric
agastroneuria
agate
agate line
agatelike
agateophobia
agates
agateware
agatewares
agathism

Literary usage of Agars

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Report (1904)
"Other agars were made from this meat extract after it was diluted with water, ... The agars with 1: 2 meat-water (with i/2 per cent, salt and without salt) ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1915)
"These agars were: potato, oat, cornmeal, rice, bean, raisin, apple, synthetic, ... 2, synthetic,8 and raisin agars. The fungi predominating were species of ..."

3. Bulletin by Vermont Agricultural Experiment Station (1907)
"Carbohydrate agars. These were made up containing respectively 5% saccharose, ... A control culture of Bacillus coli was also made on each qf these agars. ..."

4. Transactions of the Jenner Institute of Preventive Medicine by Jenner Institute of Preventive Medicine (1899)
"March 29—Milk tubes inoculated from agars on March 27 show no change, ... Fresh milk tubes inoculated from the same agars; these also showed no change. ..."

5. Transactions of the American Ophthalmological Society Annual Meeting by American Ophthalmological Society (1915)
"Sugar litmus agars showed acidity in some tubes but not in all. On potato the growth was transparent, forming a crinkled veil over the surface of the medium ..."

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