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agar¹
- /ˈeɪ.ɡə/ UK
- /ˈeɪ.ɡɑː/ UK
- /ˈɑˌɡɑɹ/ US
- /ˈæ.ɡəɹ/ US
- /ˈeɪˌɡɑɹ/ US
Rhymes with -æɡə(ɹ), -ɑːɡə(ɹ), -eɪɡə(ɹ), -eɪɡɑ(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Malay agar (“jelly”) or agar-agar.
noun agars
- A gelatinous substance 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. An hour before, he had been in lab, removing from the incubator his boxes of agar plates.
- A pattern that is periodic in both space and time covering the whole plane.
agar²
- /ˈeɪ.ɡə/ UK
- /ˈeɪ.ɡɑː/ UK
- /ˈɑˌɡɑɹ/ US
- /ˈæ.ɡəɹ/ US
- /ˈeɪˌɡɑɹ/ US
Rhymes with -æɡə(ɹ), -ɑːɡə(ɹ), -eɪɡə(ɹ), -eɪɡɑ(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Possibly from Hindi अगर (agar), from Sanskrit अगरु (agaru).
noun agars · aggur
- agarwood
Agar³
proper noun
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: agar-agar, nutrient agar, dextrose, asparagine, tellurite, preservative, seaweed, kanten, plate, medium, hagar, acar, gelose, agarose, carrageen, gelatine
Translations
Talk about this word "agar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/agar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. agar. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/agar "agar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/agar.Cite this
@misc{agar_2026,
title = {agar},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/agar},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
