Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun agar

2 senses of agar

Sense 1
agar, nutrient agar -- (any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent)
       => culture medium, medium -- ((bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms)

Sense 2
agar, agar-agar -- (a colloidal extract of algae; used especially in culture media and as a gelling agent in foods)
       => gum -- (any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying)