agar

Pronunciation key ( ā′gär ) ( ā′gẽr ) ( ä′gär ) ( ag′ẽr )

a•gar

n.

[Malay.].

1. agar-agar.
2. substance that contains agar-agar.
3. gelatinous substance derived from certain red algae and is used as a solidifying agent in preparation of nutrient media for the cultivation of micro-organisms.

References

Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955

Biology of Plants, Fourth Edition, Worth Publishers Inc., Stanford University, Peter H. Raven and Helena Curtis, ©1971