agar : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: agar	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for agar
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
agar n any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent Synonym(s): agar, nutrient agar a colloidal extract of algae; used especially in culture media and as a gelling agent in foods Synonym(s): agar, agar- agar
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
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 Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Agar, or Hagar, a stranger; one that fears