Main Entry:

agar

Pronunciation:

\ˈä-gər\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Malay agar-agar

Date:

1889

1 : a gelatinous colloidal extractive of a red alga (as of the genera Gelidium, Gracilaria, and Eucheuma) used especially in culture media or as a gelling and stabilizing agent in foods 2 : a culture medium containing agar