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noun

agar n.

Common shortened form of agar-agar 2.

Synonyms: gelose, agar-agar.

Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent; used especially with a modifying prefix, as, EMB agar. The term is applied both to the dehydrated medium powder containing agar and to the gelatinous medium prepared from it.

Synonyms: nutrient agar

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Etymology of 'Agar'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Agar" Quotes from Famous Books

... upon the Agar-Ellis case, declared the English decision to be in harmony with the general law in regard to religious education—the child is to be educated in the religion of its father. But in the case of Bath-sheba, Solomon's surprising ...

— The Woman's Bible. • Elizabeth Cady Stanton

... homily against riches, and the corruption of the heart occasioned through the desire of them—ending with 'Lord, keep thy servants, above all things from the heinous sin of avarice. Having food and raiment, us therewithal be content. Give me Agar's wish,'—and the like;—which to the little auditory, sounded like a doctrine full of Christian prudence and simplicity,—but to poor D. was a receipt in full for that ...

— The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb, Volume 2 • Charles Lamb

Words linked to "Agar" : gum, blood agar, nutrient agar