agar en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈeɪ.ɡə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈeɪˌɡɑɹ/ (General-American)
- /ˈeɪ.ɡɑː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈæ.ɡəɹ/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɑˌɡɑɹ/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Malay agar (“jelly”) or agar-agar.
Meanings
- (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.
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(countable, uncountable) A culture medium based on this material.
An hour before, he had been in lab, removing from the incubator his boxes of agar plates.
2020, Brandon Taylor, Real Life, Daunt Books Originals, page 8:
- (countable, uncountable) A pattern that is periodic in both space and time covering the whole plane.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| agars | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
agarolytic · agarose · agarized · agaropectin · MacConkey agar · Sabouraud's agar · trypticase soy agar · oligoagar · phytoagar · agarophyte · agarofuran · agarase · violet red bile agar
Synonyms
agar-agar · mul:E406 · agal-agal
Translations (40)
et agar (gelatinous substance) · vi rau câu (gelatinous substance) · cmn 瓊脂 /琼脂 (gelatinous substance) · pt ágar-ágar (gelatinous substance) · ko 우무 (gelatinous substance) · th อะการ์ (gelatinous substance) · ca agar-agar (gelatinous substance) · th วุ้น (gelatinous substance) · eo agaragaro (gelatinous substance) · es agaragar (gelatinous substance) · de Agar (gelatinous substance) · eo gelozo (gelatinous substance) · fi agarliuos (culture medium) · km អាហ្កា (culture medium) · vi su sa (gelatinous substance) · pt agar-agar (gelatinous substance) · eo agaro (gelatinous substance) · pl agar-agar (gelatinous substance) · pt ágar (gelatinous substance) · fa آگار (culture medium) · fi agar-agar (gelatinous substance) · cs agar (gelatinous substance) · ru ага́р-ага́р (gelatinous substance) · vi a-ga (culture medium) · cmn 洋菜 (gelatinous substance) · pl agar (gelatinous substance) · vi xu xa (gelatinous substance) · ms agar-agar (gelatinous substance) · vi thạch (culture medium) · yue 大菜 (gelatinous substance) · ru ага́р (culture medium) · mi piarimu (gelatinous substance) · fa آگار (gelatinous substance) · ja 寒天 (culture medium) · es agar (gelatinous substance) · vi đông sương (gelatinous substance) · km ចាហួយ (gelatinous substance) · vi thạch (gelatinous substance) · vi xu xoa (gelatinous substance) · ja 寒天 (gelatinous substance)