agar
nounEtymology Possibly from Hindi अगर (agar), from Sanskrit अगरु (agaru).
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agarwood
- Related terms
- agaric, Agarum
agar
nounUK /ˈeɪ.ɡə/ · US /ˈɑˌɡɑɹ/
Etymology From Malay agar (“jelly”) or agar-agar.
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A gelatinous substance obtained from red algae, especially Gracilaria species, used as a bacterial culture medium, in electrophoresis and as a food additive.
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A culture medium based on this material.
- An hour before, he had been in lab, removing from the incubator his boxes of agar plates.2020, Brandon Taylor, Real Life, Daunt Books Originals, page 8:
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Cellular automata, Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A pattern that is periodic in both space and time covering the whole plane.
- Derived terms
- agarase, agarized, agarofuran, agarolytic, agaropectin, agarophyte, agarose, MacConkey agar, oligoagar, phytoagar, Sabouraud's agar, trypticase soy agar, violet red bile agar