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agar-agar |
3 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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Agar-agar \A`gar-a"gar\, n. [Ceylonese local name.] A fucus or seaweed much used in the East for soups and jellies; Ceylon moss ({Gracilaria lichenoides}). From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: agar-agar n : a colloidal extract of algae; used especially in culture media and as a gelling agent in foods [syn: {agar}]
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