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agar-agar

DEFINITIONS OF: agar-agar

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n a colloidal extract of algae; used especially in culture media and as a gelling agent in foods

Synonyms:
agar
Type of:
gum
any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying
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