agar

Noun
  1. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent (synset 114924335)
    is a type of: culture medium, medium - (bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms
    subtypes: blood agar - a culture medium containing whole blood as the nutrient
    substance holonym: agar, agar-agar - a colloidal extract of algae; used especially in culture media and as a gelling agent in foods
    same as: nutrient agar
  2. A colloidal extract of algae;
    Used especially in culture media and as a gelling agent in foods (synset 114924159)
    is a type of: gum - any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying
    substance meronym: agar, nutrient agar - any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent
    same as: agar-agar

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