agars

Lab culture media

Agars is the plural of agar, a gelatinous substance derived from seaweed.

Agar serves as a culture medium in microbiology, where bacteria and other organisms grow on its surface in petri dishes.

It also functions as a vegetarian substitute for gelatin in cooking and food production.

Different agars may vary in composition or preparation for specific laboratory or culinary purposes.

culturing

petri

Laboratory dish name

incubator · plates · media · aseptic · sterile · growth · laboratory · microorganisms · bacteria · fungal

culinary

jelly

Fruit spread, no seeds

confectionery · pudding · wobbly · gelatinous · gelling · clarifying · fruit · sweet · flan · mousse

substance

seaweed

Saltwater aquatic plants

gelling · extract · marine · biopolymer · carbohydrates · thickener · stabilizer · emulsifier · powder · flakes

Opposites
gelling agent source

agarscollagen

Structural body protein

isinglass · aspic · gelatin · gelatins · pectin

physical state

agarsbroths

Thin, clear soups

solutions · liquids · solvents

Phrases
Family

agar, agaric

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G