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Definition of Nutrient agar
1. Noun. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
Exact synonyms: Agar
Generic synonyms: Culture Medium, Medium
Terms within: Agar, Agar-agar
Specialized synonyms: Blood Agar
Generic synonyms: Culture Medium, Medium
Terms within: Agar, Agar-agar
Specialized synonyms: Blood Agar
Medical Definition of Nutrient agar
1. A simple solid medium containing beef extract, peptone, agar, and water; used for growing many common heterotrophic bacteria. (05 Mar 2000)