agar, agar-agar
(noun) a colloidal extract of algae; used especially in culture media and as a gelling agent in foods
agar, nutrient agar
(noun) any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent
Source: WordNet® 3.1
agar (countable and uncountable, plural agars)
A gelatinous material obtained from red algae, especially Gracilaria species, used as a bacterial culture medium, in electrophoresis and as a food additive.
A culture medium based on this material.
• agal-agal
• agar-agar
• E406 when used as a food additive
• Agra, Raga, agra, raag, raga
Source: Wiktionary
22 November 2024
(noun) (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
