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Definition of Agar

1. Noun. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.

2. Noun. A colloidal extract of algae; used especially in culture media and as a gelling agent in foods.

Definition of Agar

1. Noun. A gelatinous material obtained from the marine algae, used as a bacterial culture medium, in electrophoresis and as a food additive. ¹

2. Noun. (chemistry) An agarose, the principle constituent of the commercial gel. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Agar

1. a viscous substance obtained from certain seaweeds [n -S]

Medical Definition of Agar

1. This gelatinous material, an extract from red algae (mainly Gelidium and Gracilaria species), is most frequently used as a culture medium, especially for bacteria. It is also used as a thickener in foods, but humans cannot digest it. (06 May 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Agar

agamont aganglionic agapae agapai agapanthus agapanthuses agape agape(p) agapeic agapes

agar (current term) agar-agar agar-agars agar-gel reaction agarase agardite agardites agaric agaric acid agaricales

agaricic acid agaricinic acid agarick agaricologist agaricologists

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