agar.
A gelatinous substance obtained from red algae, especially Gracilaria species, used as a bacterial culture medium, in electrophoresis and as a food additive.
Meaning & usage
A gelatinous substance obtained from red algae, especially Gracilaria species, used as a bacterial culture medium, in electrophoresis and as a food additive.
A culture medium based on this material.
A pattern that is periodic in both space and time covering the whole plane.
Where this word comes from
From Malay agar (“jelly”) or agar-agar.
agarwood
Where this word comes from
Possibly from Hindi अगर (agar), from Sanskrit अगरु (agaru).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.