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Agar : (noun)
1: any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent [syn:
nutrient agar]
2: a colloidal extract of algae; used especially in culture
media and as a gelling agent in foods [syn: agar-agar]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Agar-agar \A`gar-a"gar\, n.
A gelatinlike substance, or a solution of it, prepared from
certain seaweeds containing gelose, and used in the
artificial cultivation of bacteria; -- often called agar,
by abbreviation.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Agar, SD (town, FIPS 460)
Location: 44.83870 N, 100.07247 W
Population (1990): 82 (42 housing units)
Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 57520
Based on U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [Census_Database]:
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Agar, or Hagar, a stranger; one that fears
Based on U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [Census_Database]:
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