English noun: agar | |||
1. | agar (substance) any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent | ||
Synonyms | nutrient agar | ||
Broader (hypernym) | culture medium, medium | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | blood agar | ||
Substance holonym | agar, agar-agar | ||
2. | agar (substance) a colloidal extract of algae; used especially in culture media and as a gelling agent in foods | ||
Synonyms | agar-agar | ||
Broader (hypernym) | gum | ||
Substance meronym | agar, nutrient agar | ||