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a·gar

(ā′gär′, ä′gär′) also a·gar-a·gar (ā′gär-ā′gär′, ä′gär-ä′-)
n.
1. A gelatinous material derived from certain marine algae. It is used as a base for bacterial culture media and as a stabilizer and thickener in many food products.
2. A culture medium containing this material.
[Short for Malay agar-agar.]
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agar-agar

A vegetarian gelatine, made from seaweed.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:agar-agar - a colloidal extract of algae]agar-agar - a colloidal extract of algae; used especially in culture media and as a gelling agent in foods
gum - any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying
agar, nutrient agar - any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent
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Translations

agar-agar

[ˌeɪgəˈeɪgəʳ] N → gelatina f, agar-agar m
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agar-agar

(ˈaːgaːrˈaːgaːr) noun
(a jelly made from) seaweed, used in medicine, cooking etc. agar-agar مَادَّة هُلَامِيَّة تُسْتَخْرَج مِن الطَّحَالِب агар, хранителна среда за отглеждане на бактерии agar-agar agar-agar Agar-Agar agar-agar agaragar agar- -agar آگار agar-agar אגר समूद्री शैवाल से बनी जेली जो दवा इत्यादि में उपयोग होती है agar agar-agar agar agar-agar 寒天 한천 jelly agar-agar agar !!!removed!!! آګار ágar-ágar агар-агар agar-agar agar-agar วุ้นจากสาหร่ายใช้ในการแพทย์หรือการทําอาหาร yosun (jöle) kültürü 洋菜 агар-агар ایک سمندری پودا thạch trắng 琼脂
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