a·gar
(ā′gär′, ä′gär′) also a·gar-a·gar (ā′gär-ā′gär′, ä′gär-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.]
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agar-agar
A vegetarian gelatine, made from seaweed.
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| Noun | 1. |  agar-agar - a colloidal extract of algae; used especially in culture media and as a gelling agent in foodsgum - 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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agar-agar
(ˈaːgaːrˈaːgaːr) noun (a jelly made from) seaweed, used in medicine, cooking etc.
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