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Examples of agar in a Sentence
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Word History
short for Malay agar-agar, name for the red alga from which it is extracted
1885, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Agar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agar. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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Nglish: Translation of agar for Spanish Speakers
Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about agar
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