agarose

a·ga·rose

 (ä′gə-rōs′, -rōz′, ăg′ə-)

n.

A polysaccharide obtained from agar that is the most widely used medium for gel electrophoresis procedures.

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[agar + -ose.]

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agarose

(ˈeɪɡɑːˌrəʊs)

n

a polysaccharide gelatinous substance usually extracted from agar, used mainly in agarose gel electrophoresis and in microbial cultures

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a•gar•ose

(ˈɑ gəˌroʊs, -ˌroʊz)

n.

a substance obtained from agar and used for chromatographic separations.

[1965–70]

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