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agar-agar
a·gar A0135800 (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.]agar-agarA vegetarian gelatine, made from seaweed.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  agar-agar - a colloidal extract of algae; used especially in culture media and as a gelling agent in foodsagargum - any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on dryingagar, nutrient agar - any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent |
Translationsagar-agar (ˈaːgaːrˈaːgaːr) noun (a jelly made from) seaweed, used in medicine, cooking etc. 洋菜 琼脂EncyclopediaSeeagaragar-agar
agar, agar-agar (ag′ăr) (ag′ăr-ag′ăr) [Malay, gelatin] 1. A dried mucilaginous product obtained from certain species of algae, esp. of the genus Gelidium. Agar is unaffected by bacterial enzymes and therefore is widely used as a solidifying agent for bacterial culture media. It is used as a laxative because of its great increase in bulk on absorption of water. It is also used by vegetarians when recipes call for gelatin. 2. A culture medium containing agar.3. A constituent of dental hydrocolloid impression materials.agar-agar
Synonyms for agar-agarnoun a colloidal extract of algaeSynonymsRelated Words |