AGAR

Agar

Agar or agar-agar is a gelatinous substance, obtained from algae and discovered in 1658 by Minora Tanzaemon in Japan, where it is called Kanten.

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agar

Noun

  1. A gelatinous material obtained from the marine algae, used as a bacterial culture medium, in electrophoresis and as a food additive.
  2. An agarose, the principle constituent of the commercial gel.


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