agar-agar

Variant of agar

agar definition

agar (ä′gər, ā′-; -gär′)

noun

  1. a gelatinous product made from seaweed and used as a base for bacterial cultures, as a laxative, in jellied and preserved foods, in electrophoresis, etc.
  2. a base containing agar

Etymology: Malay

Also agar-agar a′gar-a′gar

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