HyperDic: agar-agar

English > 1 sense of the word agar-agar:
NOUNsubstanceagar-agar, agara colloidal extract of algae
English > agar-agar: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA colloidal extract of algae; used especially in culture media and as a gelling agent in foods.
Synonymagar
BroadergumAny of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants
Substance ofagar, nutrient agarAny culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent
Spanishagar-agar, agar
Catalanagar-agar, agar

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