4 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Agar-agar \A`gar-a"gar\, n.
A gelatinlike substance, or a solution of it prepared from
certain seaweeds containing gelose, and used in the
artificial cultivation of bacteria; -- often called {agar},
by abbreviation.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
agar
n 1: any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent [syn:
{nutrient agar}]
2: a colloidal extract of algae; used especially in culture
media and as a gelling agent in foods [syn: {agar-agar}]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Agar, SD (town, FIPS 460)
Location: 44.83870 N, 100.07247 W
Population (1990): 82 (42 housing units)
Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 57520
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Agar, or Hagar, a stranger; one that fears
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