| NOUN | substance | agar, nutrient agar | any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent |
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| substance | agar, agar-agar | a colloidal extract of algae |
| Sounds | ey'ger | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | anger ... younger: 63 rhymes with ger... | |
| Meaning | Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent. | |
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| Synonym | nutrient agar | |
| Narrower | blood agar | A culture medium containing whole blood as the nutrient |
| Broader | culture medium, medium | (bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid / liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms |
| Substances | agar, agar-agar | A colloidal extract of algae |
| Spanish | agar-agar | |
| Catalan | agar-agar, agar | |
| Meaning | A colloidal extract of algae; used especially in culture media and as a gelling agent in foods. | |
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| Synonym | agar-agar | |
| Broader | gum | Any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants |
| Substance of | agar, nutrient agar | Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent |
| Spanish | agar-agar, agar | |
| Catalan | agar-agar, agar | |
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