"agar" meaning in English

See agar in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈeɪ.ɡə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈeɪ.ɡɑː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɑˌɡɑɹ/ [General-American], /ˈæ.ɡəɹ/ [General-American], /ˈeɪˌɡɑɹ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-agar.wav Forms: agars [plural]
Rhymes: -æɡə(ɹ), -ɑːɡə(ɹ), -eɪɡə(ɹ), -eɪɡɑ(ɹ) Etymology: From Malay agar (“jelly”) or agar-agar. Etymology templates: {{wp}}, {{taxlink|Serratia marcescens|species}} Serratia marcescens, {{sno|en|Q177998}} etymology 1 sense 1, {{etymon|en|:bor|ms:agar<t:gelatinous substance>|id=gelatinous substance}}, {{der|en|ms|agar|t=jelly}} Malay agar (“jelly”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} agar (countable and uncountable, plural agars)
  1. A gelatinous substance obtained from red algae, especially Gracilaria species, used as a bacterial culture medium, in electrophoresis and as a food additive. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (gelatinous substance): agar-agar [masculine] (Catalan), 大菜 (daai⁶ coi³) (Chinese Cantonese), 洋菜 (yángcài) (Chinese Mandarin), 瓊脂 /琼脂 (qióngzhī) (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), 우무 (umu) (Korean), agar-agar (Malay), piarimu (Māori), آگار (âgâr) (Persian), agar [masculine] (Polish), agar-agar [masculine] (Polish), ágar [masculine] (Portuguese), ágar-ágar [masculine] (Portuguese), agar-agar (Portuguese), ага́р-ага́р (agár-agár) [masculine] (Russian), agar [masculine] (Spanish), agaragar [masculine] (Spanish), วุ้น (wún) (Thai), อะการ์ (Thai), xu xoa (Vietnamese), xu xa (Vietnamese), su sa (Vietnamese), thạch (Vietnamese), rau câu (Vietnamese), đông sương [Central, Vietnam] (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-agar-en-noun-nJe4~GR5 Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Red algae Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Red algae: 71 24 5 Disambiguation of 'gelatinous substance': 99 1
  2. A culture medium based on this material. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: agal-agal, agar-agar, ;, mul:E406 Translations (culture medium): agarliuos (Finnish), 寒天 (kanten) (Japanese), អាហ្កា (ʼaagaa) (Khmer), آگار (âgâr) (Persian), ага́р (agár) [masculine] (Russian), 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 using etymon with no ID, Pages with 18 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 Korean translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Māori translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 53 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 18 entries: 4 6 1 2 1 0 1 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 3 2 0 4 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 6 1 2 1 0 0 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 5 3 2 0 5 0 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Khmer translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Māori translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of 'culture medium': 39 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Noun

IPA: /ˈeɪ.ɡə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈeɪ.ɡɑː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɑˌɡɑɹ/ [General-American], /ˈæ.ɡəɹ/ [General-American], /ˈeɪˌɡɑɹ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-agar.wav Forms: agars [plural], aggur [alternative]
Rhymes: -æɡə(ɹ), -ɑːɡə(ɹ), -eɪɡə(ɹ), -eɪɡɑ(ɹ) Etymology: Possibly 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 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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  "etymology_text": "Possibly from Hindi अगर (agar), from Sanskrit अगरु (agaru).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "agars",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aggur",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "~"
      },
      "expansion": "agar (countable and uncountable, plural agars)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "a",
        "gar"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "agaric"
    },
    {
      "word": "Agarum"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "agarwood"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "agarwood",
          "agarwood"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeɪ.ɡə/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeɪ.ɡɑː/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɑˌɡɑɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈæ.ɡəɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeɪˌɡɑɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-agar.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/31/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-agar.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-agar.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/31/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-agar.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-agar.wav.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æɡə(ɹ)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑːɡə(ɹ)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪɡə(ɹ)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪɡɑ(ɹ)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "agar"
}

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