AGAR


Meaning of AGAR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈä-gər ]

noun

Etymology: Malay agar-agar

Date: 1889

1. : a gelatinous colloidal extractive of a red alga (as of the genera Gelidium, Gracilaria, and Eucheuma ) used especially in culture media or as a gelling and stabilizing agent in foods

2. : a culture medium containing agar

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