Associations to the word «Agar»

Wiktionary

AGAR, noun. A gelatinous material obtained from the marine algae, used as a bacterial culture medium, in electrophoresis and as a food additive.
AGAR, noun. (chemistry) An agarose, the principle constituent of the commercial gel.

Dictionary definition

AGAR, noun. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
AGAR, noun. A colloidal extract of algae; used especially in culture media and as a gelling agent in foods.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats