AGAR-AGAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does agar-agar mean? 

• AGAR-AGAR (noun)
  The noun AGAR-AGAR has 1 sense:

1. a colloidal extract of algae; used especially in culture media and as a gelling agent in foods

  Familiarity information: AGAR-AGAR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AGAR-AGAR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A colloidal extract of algae; used especially in culture media and as a gelling agent in foods

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

agar; agar-agar

Hypernyms ("agar-agar" is a kind of...):

gum (any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying)

Holonyms ("agar-agar" is a substance of...):

agar; nutrient agar (any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent)