D defs.my
Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

agar

/āg'-ẽr/ · a·gar · IPA /ˈɑˌɡɑɹ/
01 n. common shortened form of agar-agar{2}.
  1. 1.
    common shortened form of agar-agar{2}. See: agar-agar{2}
  2. 2.
    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. gelose, agar-agar. — Syn. -- nutrient agar