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
5 May 2025
(adjective) not developed, improved, exploited or used; “vast unexploited (or undeveloped) natural resources”; “taxes on undeveloped lots are low”
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.