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1. (n.) agar
Also, agar-agar.a gel prepared from the cell walls of various red algae, used in laboratories as a culture medium, in food processing as a thickener and stabilizer, and in industry as a filler, adhesive, etc.
2. agar
a culture medium having an agar base.
Etymology: (1885–90; < Malay agaragar)
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1. (noun) agar, nutrient agar
any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent
2. (noun) agar, agar-agar
a colloidal extract of algae; used especially in culture media and as a gelling agent in foods
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1. Agar
A complex sulfated polymer of galactose units, extracted from Gelidium cartilagineum, Gracilaria confervoides, and related red algae. It is used as a gel in the preparation of solid culture media for microorganisms, as a bulk laxative, in making emulsions, and as a supporting medium for immunodiffusion and immunoelectrophoresis.
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