See Also: Agar(medicine)
agar-agar(dictionary)
Agar-agar(recipes)
EMB agar(medicine)
Sabouraud's agar(medicine)
agar-gel reaction(medicine)
ascitic agar(medicine)
birdseed agar(medicine)
cholera agar(medicine)
cornmeal agar(medicine)

agar-agar (iou)



agar-agar noun. In sense 2 usu. simply agar. E19.
[Malay.]
1. Any of certain SE Asian seaweeds from which a gelatinous substance is extracted; esp. Ceylon moss, Gracilaria lichenoides. E19.
2. The substance itself, used esp. to make soups and to form biological culture media. M19.
agarose Biochemistry a polysaccharide containing L- and D-galactose residues which is the main constituent of agar and is used in making gels for electrophoresis etc. M20.