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agar

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noun/ˈeɪ.ɡə//ˈeɪ.ɡɑː//ˈɑˌɡɑɹ/
  1. 1

    A gelatinous substance obtained from red algae, especially Gracilaria species, used as a bacterial culture medium, in electrophoresis and as a food additive.countableuncountable

  2. 2

    A culture medium based on this material.countableuncountable

    • An hour before, he had been in lab, removing from the incubator his boxes of agar plates.
  3. 3

    A pattern that is periodic in both space and time covering the whole plane.countableuncountable

noun/ˈeɪ.ɡə//ˈeɪ.ɡɑː//ˈɑˌɡɑɹ/
  1. 1

    agarwoodcountableuncountable

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