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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
agar \a"gar\, noun [See {agar-agar}.]
1. common shortened form of {agar-agar[2]}.
Syn: gelose, agar-agar. [PJC]
2. 1 any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent; -- used especially with a modifying prefix, as, EMB agar. The term is applied both to the dehydrated medium powder containing agar and to the gelatinous medium prepared from it.
Syn: nutrient agar [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] ||
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Agar-agar \A'gar-a"gar\, noun [Ceylonese local name.]
1. A fucus or seaweed much used in the East for soups and jellies; Ceylon moss ({Gracilaria lichenoides}).
2. A gelatinlike substance, or a solution of it, prepared from certain seaweeds containing gelose (such as Ceylon moss, {Gracilaria lichenoides} or other seaweeds of the genera {Gelidium}, {Ceramium}, {Pterocladia}, and {Eucheuma}), and used for solidifying growth media in the artificial cultivation of bacteria, or as a gelling agent in foods; -- usually called simply {agar}, by abbreviation.
Note: In composition it is predominantly a polysaccharide, and is not degraded by most bacteria. It thus almost completely replaced the earlier protein-based gelatins used for fixing bacterial colonies on culture plates, as the gelatins were often dissolved by the proteolytic enzymes common in bacteria.
Syn: gelose, agar. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
agar
noun
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 U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Agar, SD -- U.S. town in South Dakota Population (2000): 82 Housing Units (2000): 54 Land area (2000): 0.168095 sq. miles (0.435364 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.168095 sq. miles (0.435364 sq. km) FIPS code: 00460 Located within: South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46 Location: 44.838678 N, 100.072869 W ZIP Codes (1990): 57520 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Agar, SD Agar
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Agar, or Hagar, a stranger; one that fears
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