"agar" meaning in English

See agar in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈeɪ.ɡə/ [UK], /ˈeɪ.ɡɑː/ [UK], /ˈɑˌɡɑɹ/ [US], /ˈæ.ɡɚ/ [US], /ˈeɪˌɡɑɹ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-agar.wav Forms: agars [plural]
Rhymes: (UK) -eɪɡə, (US) -æɡɚ Etymology: From Malay agar or agar-agar, both meaning jelly. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ms|agar}} Malay agar Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} agar (countable and uncountable, plural agars)
  1. A gelatinous material obtained from red algae, especially Gracilaria species, used as a bacterial culture medium, in electrophoresis and as a food additive. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Red algae
    Sense id: en-agar-en-noun-rBFAPAF- Disambiguation of Red algae: 67 28 6
  2. A culture medium based on this material. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (culture medium): agarliuos (Finnish), 寒天 (kanten) (Japanese), អាហ្កា (ʼaagaa) (Khmer), آگار (âgâr) (Persian), thạch (Vietnamese), a-ga (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-agar-en-noun--kAX~U7t Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 17 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Khmer translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 51 8 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 17 entries: 4 6 1 2 1 0 4 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 1 0 4 4 1 4 2 2 0 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 6 1 2 1 0 4 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 1 0 4 4 0 4 3 2 0 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Khmer translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of 'culture medium': 39 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: agal-agal, agar-agar, E406 when used as a food additive Translations (material): agar-agar [masculine] (Catalan), 大菜 (daai⁶ coi³) (Chinese Cantonese), 洋菜 (yángcài) (Chinese Mandarin), agar [masculine] (Czech), gelozo (Esperanto), agaragaro (Esperanto), agaro (Esperanto), agar (Estonian), agar-agar (Finnish), Agar [masculine, neuter] (German), 寒天 (kanten) (Japanese), ចាហួយ (caahuəy) (Khmer), agar-agar (Malay), piarimu (Maori), آگار (âgâr) (Persian), agar [masculine] (Polish), agar-agar [masculine] (Polish), agar-agar (Portuguese), ага́р-ага́р (agár-agár) [masculine] (Russian), วุ้น (wún) (Thai), อะการ์ (Thai), xu xoa (Vietnamese), xu xa (Vietnamese), su sa (Vietnamese), thạch (Vietnamese), rau câu (Vietnamese), đông sương [Central, Vietnam] (Vietnamese)
Etymology number: 1 Derived forms: agarase, agarized, agarofuran, agarolytic, agaropectin, agarophyte, agarose, MacConkey agar, oligoagar, phytoagar, trypticase soy agar, violet red bile agar Disambiguation of 'material': 52 48

Noun

IPA: /ˈeɪ.ɡə/ [UK], /ˈeɪ.ɡɑː/ [UK], /ˈɑˌɡɑɹ/ [US], /ˈæ.ɡɚ/ [US], /ˈeɪˌɡɑɹ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-agar.wav Forms: agars [plural]
Rhymes: (UK) -eɪɡə, (US) -æɡɚ Etymology: Probably from Hindi अगर (agar), from Sanskrit अगरु (agaru) Etymology templates: {{bor|en|hi|अगर}} Hindi अगर (agar), {{der|en|sa|अगरु}} Sanskrit अगरु (agaru) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} agar (countable and uncountable, plural agars)
  1. agarwood Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: aggur Related terms: agaric, Agarum
    Sense id: en-agar-en-noun-LLp9EYd-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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