agar

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

agar
    n 1: any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent
         [syn: {agar}, {nutrient agar}]
    2: a colloidal extract of algae; used especially in culture
       media and as a gelling agent in foods [syn: {agar}, {agar-
       agar}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

agar \a"gar\, n. [See {agar-agar}.]
   1. common shortened form of {agar-agar[2]}.

   Syn: gelose, agar-agar.
        [PJC]

   2. 1 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: nutrient agar
        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Agar-agar \A`gar-a"gar\, n. [Ceylonese local name.]
   1. A fucus or seaweed much used in the East for soups and
      jellies; Ceylon moss ({Gracilaria lichenoides}).
      [1913 Webster]

   2. A gelatinlike substance, or a solution of it, prepared
      from certain seaweeds containing gelose (such as Ceylon
      moss, {Gracilaria lichenoides} or other seaweeds of the
      genera {Gelidium}, {Ceramium}, {Pterocladia}, and
      {Eucheuma}), and used for solidifying growth media in the
      artificial cultivation of bacteria, or as a gelling agent
      in foods; -- usually called simply {agar}, by
      abbreviation.

   Note: In composition it is predominantly a polysaccharide,
         and is not degraded by most bacteria. It thus almost
         completely replaced the earlier protein-based gelatins
         used for fixing bacterial colonies on culture plates,
         as the gelatins were often dissolved by the proteolytic
         enzymes common in bacteria.

   Syn: gelose, agar.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

from Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's)

Agar, or Hagar, a stranger; one that fears

from U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

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

from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

Agar, SD -- U.S. town in South Dakota
   Population (2000):    82
   Housing Units (2000): 54
   Land area (2000):     0.168095 sq. miles (0.435364 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.168095 sq. miles (0.435364 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            00460
   Located within:       South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46
   Location:             44.838678 N, 100.072869 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     57520
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Agar, SD
    Agar