agar agar
substance used as a gelling and stabilizing agent in foods; a culture medium | ||||
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Agar-agar Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Agar-agar
(n.)
A fucus or seaweed much used in the East for soups and jellies; Ceylon moss (Gracilaria lichenoides).
(n.)
A fucus or seaweed much used in the East for soups and jellies; Ceylon moss (Gracilaria lichenoides).
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agar-agar
Noun
1. a colloidal extract of algae; used especially in culture media and as a gelling agent in foods
(synonym) agar
(hypernym) gum
(substance-holonym) agar, nutrient agar
Noun
1. a colloidal extract of algae; used especially in culture media and as a gelling agent in foods
(synonym) agar
(hypernym) gum
(substance-holonym) agar, nutrient agar
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agar-agar
agar-agar
\a`gar-a"gar\ (?), n. a gelatinlike substance, or a solution of it, prepared from certain seaweeds containing gelose, and used in the artificial cultivation of bacteria; -- often called agar, by abbreviation.
agar-agar
\a`gar-a"gar\ (&?;), n. [ceylonese local name.] a fucus or seaweed much used in the east for soups and jellies; ceylon moss (gracilaria lichenoides).
agar-agar
\a`gar-a"gar\ (?), n. a gelatinlike substance, or a solution of it, prepared from certain seaweeds containing gelose, and used in the artificial cultivation of bacteria; -- often called agar, by abbreviation.
agar-agar
\a`gar-a"gar\ (&?;), n. [ceylonese local name.] a fucus or seaweed much used in the east for soups and jellies; ceylon moss (gracilaria lichenoides).
Agar-agar Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Dictionary of Medicine (Shahram) |
agar agar
noun
jelly made from seaweed, used to cultivate bacterial cultures in laboratories and also as a laxative
noun
jelly made from seaweed, used to cultivate bacterial cultures in laboratories and also as a laxative
Agar-agar Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Dictionary Of Cooking And Food Terms |
Agar-agar
An extract of seaweed (also know as Bengal isinglass and Japanese or Ceylon moss) from the Pacific and Indian Oceans. It comes in either small transparent strips or powdered form. The Japanese use it in soups. However, its most common use is in commercial food products such as deserts, soups, ice creams, and sauces. Probably, because agar-agar dissolves in water over low heat and upon cooling sets into a jelly.
An extract of seaweed (also know as Bengal isinglass and Japanese or Ceylon moss) from the Pacific and Indian Oceans. It comes in either small transparent strips or powdered form. The Japanese use it in soups. However, its most common use is in commercial food products such as deserts, soups, ice creams, and sauces. Probably, because agar-agar dissolves in water over low heat and upon cooling sets into a jelly.
Agar-agar Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| A Botanical Glossary of Taxonomic Terminology |
AGAR-AGAR
gelantinous substance obtained mostly as translucent strips or white powder from certain sea weeds; used as solidifying agent in culture media
gelantinous substance obtained mostly as translucent strips or white powder from certain sea weeds; used as solidifying agent in culture media
Agar-agar Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Agar
Agar is a gelatinous substance chiefly used as a culture medium for microbiological work. It is an unbranched polysaccharide obtained from the cell walls of some species of red algae or seaweed. It can be used as a laxative, a vegetarian gelatin substitute, a thickener for soups, in jellies, ice cream and Japanese desserts such as anmitsu, as a clarifying agent in brewing, and for paper sizing fabrics. The word agar comes from the Malay word agar-agar (meaning jelly). It is also known as kanten or agal-agal (Ceylon agar). Chemically, agar is a polymer made up of subunits of the sugar galactose. Agar polysaccharides serve as the primary structural support for the algae's cell walls.
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