Agar

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  agar \a"gar\, n. [See {agar-agar}.]
     1. common shortened form of {agar-agar[2]}.
  
     Syn: gelose, agar-agar.
          [PJC]
  


     2. 1 any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent;
        -- used especially with a modifying prefix, as, EMB agar.
        The term is applied both to the dehydrated medium powder
        containing agar and to the gelatinous medium prepared from
        it.
  
     Syn: nutrient agar
          [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Agar-agar \A`gar-a"gar\, n. [Ceylonese local name.]
     1. A fucus or seaweed much used in the East for soups and
        jellies; Ceylon moss ({Gracilaria lichenoides}).
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A gelatinlike substance, or a solution of it, prepared
        from certain seaweeds containing gelose (such as Ceylon
        moss, {Gracilaria lichenoides} or other seaweeds of the
        genera {Gelidium}, {Ceramium}, {Pterocladia}, and
        {Eucheuma}), and used for solidifying growth media in the
        artificial cultivation of bacteria, or as a gelling agent
        in foods; -- usually called simply {agar}, by
        abbreviation.
  
     Note: In composition it is predominantly a polysaccharide,
           and is not degraded by most bacteria. It thus almost
           completely replaced the earlier protein-based gelatins
           used for fixing bacterial colonies on culture plates,
           as the gelatins were often dissolved by the proteolytic
           enzymes common in bacteria.
  
     Syn: gelose, agar.
          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  agar
       n 1: any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent [syn:
             {nutrient agar}]
       2: a colloidal extract of algae; used especially in culture
          media and as a gelling agent in foods [syn: {agar-agar}]

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Agar, or Hagar, a stranger; one that fears
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Agar, SD (town, FIPS 460)
    Location: 44.83870 N, 100.07247 W
    Population (1990): 82 (42 housing units)
    Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 57520

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Agar, SD -- U.S. town in South Dakota
     Population (2000):    82
     Housing Units (2000): 54
     Land area (2000):     0.168095 sq. miles (0.435364 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.168095 sq. miles (0.435364 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            00460
     Located within:       South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46
     Location:             44.838678 N, 100.072869 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     57520
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Agar, SD
      Agar