agar

Petri dish filling

Agar is a gelatinous substance extracted from seaweed, used as a setting agent in cooking and as a culture medium in microbiology.

It functions like gelatin but sets more firmly and doesn't melt at room temperature, making it popular in Asian desserts and as a vegan alternative to animal-derived gelatin.

In laboratories, agar plates provide a surface for growing bacteria and other microorganisms: The samples were streaked onto agar.

seaweed

algae

Primitive aquatic photosynthesizers

  • harvestGathering mature crops
  • oceanMassive saltwater body
  • kelpLarge brown marine algae

extraction · red algae · coastal · mariculture · sustainable · farming · processing · dried · raw · marine

culture

petri

Laboratory dish name

  • bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
  • coloniesTerritories under foreign control
  • inoculationInjection conferring disease resistance

microbiology · growth · plates · sterile · incubation · laboratory · nutrients · pathogens · aseptic · fungi

culinary

jelly

Fruit spread, no seeds

  • dessertSweet course after dinner
  • veganAvoids all animal products
  • puddingCreamy thickened sweet dish

mousse · custard · confectionery · aspic · flan · panna cotta · gelling · plant-based · kosher · halal

agarose

electrophoresis

Field-driven particle separation

  • DNAHereditary code molecule
  • gelWobbly semi-solid substance
  • bandsMusical performing groups

buffer · loading · separation · molecular · staining · bromide · wells · ladder · migration · casting

thickener

viscosity

Fluid's flow resistance

emulsifier · pectin · texture · mouthfeel · binding · suspension · clarifying · brewing · baking · sauce

Categories
Opposites
source origin

agargelatin

Collagen-derived thickening protein

collagen · isinglass · bone broth · aspic · pectin

physical state/function

agarsolvent

Dissolving liquid or financially stable

water · broth

Phrases
Family

agaric, agars

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G