agar-agar
AgarAgar.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)Agar.
(Malaysia, Singapore, uncountable)A jelly dessert made from agar.
More definitions
- a colloidal extract of algae; used especially in culture media and as a gelling agent in foods
Origin
Borrowed from Malay agar-agar (“jelly”).Borrowed from Malay agar-agar (“jelly”).
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a colloidal extract of algae; used especially in culture media and as a gelling agent in foods:agar
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable