agar-agar

Noun
  1. 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

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