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Definitions for Agar

[1] Also a·gar-a·gar. Also called Chinese gelatin, Chinese isinglass, Japanese gelatin, Japanese isinglass. a gelatinlike product of certain seaweeds, used for solidifying certain culture media, as a thickening agent for ice cream and other foods, as a substitute for gelatin, in adhesives, as an emulsifier, etc.
[2] Biology . a culture medium having an agar base.
[3] Hagar.
[4] a complex gelatinous carbohydrate obtained from seaweeds, esp those of the genus Gelidium, used as a culture medium for bacteria, a laxative, in food such as ice cream as a thickening agent (E406 ), etc Also called: agar-agar

Words nearby Agar

aganglionosis, agapanthus, agape, agapetus i, agapetus ii, agar, agaric, agaric acid, agaric mineral, agaricaceous, agaricin

Origin of Agar

First recorded in 1885–90, agar is from the Malay word agaragar seaweed from which a gelatin is rendered, or the gelatin itself

Word origin for Agar

C19: Malay