The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
n. A gelatinous material derived from certain marine algae. It is used as a base for bacterial culture media and as a stabilizer and thickener in many food products.
n. A gelatinous material obtained from the marine algae, used as a bacterial culture medium, in electrophoresis and as a food additive.
n. An agarose, the principle constituent of the commercial gel.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. common shortened form of agar-agar{2}.
n. any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent; -- used especially with a modifying prefix, . The term is applied both to the dehydrated medium powder containing agar and to the gelatinous medium prepared from it.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Same as acker, eager.
n. The aloes-wood or calambac, Aquilaria Agallocha.
n. Same as agar-agar.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
n. any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent
n. a colloidal extract of algae; used especially in culture media and as a gelling agent in foods
Word Usage
"On the otherhand, a petri dish with agar is a privileged planet of sorts to bacteria."