agar
A gelatinous substance obtained from red algae, especially Gracilaria species, used as…A gelatinous substance obtained from red algae, especially Gracilaria species, used as a bacterial culture medium, in electrophoresis and as a food additive.
» He wants more sago and agar-agar.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)A gelatinous substance obtained from red algae, especially Gracilaria species, used as a bacterial culture medium, in electrophoresis and as a food additive.
Agar
ага́р-ага́рagár-agár
a colloidal extract of algae; used especially in culture media and as a gelling agent in foods
(countable, uncountable)A culture medium based on this material.
ага́рagár
any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent
(countable, uncountable)A pattern that is periodic in both space and time covering the whole plane.
(countable, uncountable)Agarwood
Examples
3 sentencesHe wants more sago and agar-agar.
And Agar brought forth a son to Abram: who called his name Ismael.
Abram was four score and six years old when Agar brought him forth Ismael.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From Malay agar (“jelly”) or agar-agar. Possibly from Hindi अगर (agar), from Sanskrit अगरFrom Malay agar (“jelly”) or agar-agar.
Possibly from Hindi अगर (agar), from Sanskrit अगरु (agaru).
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Forms
plural: agarsSynonyms
4 synonyms- a colloidal extract of algae; used especially in culture media and as a gelling agent in foods:agar-agar
- any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent:nutrient agar
Word family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable