a·gar (  gär , ägär) also a·gar-a·gar (gär-gär, ägär-ä-)n. 1. A gelatinous material derived from certain marine algae. It is used as a base for bacterial culture media and as a stabilizer and thickener in many food products. 2. A culture medium containing this material. [Short for Malay agar-agar.] |
agar [ˈeɪgə]
n
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a complex gelatinous carbohydrate obtained from seaweeds, esp those of the genus Gelidium, used as a culture medium for bacteria, a laxative, in food such as ice cream as a thickening agent (E406), etc. Also called agar-agar
[Malay]
| agar (gär, ägär) A gelatinous material obtained from marine algae, especially seaweed, used as a medium for growing bacterial cultures in the laboratory and as a thickener and stabilizer in food products. |
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| Noun | 1. | agar - any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent culture medium, medium - (bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms agar-agar, agar - a colloidal extract of algae; used especially in culture media and as a gelling agent in foods blood agar - a culture medium containing whole blood as the nutrient |
| 2. | agar - a colloidal extract of algae; used especially in culture media and as a gelling agent in foods gum - any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying agar, nutrient agar - any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent |
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