: agar

Examples of agar-agar in a Sentence

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While some bars use substances like agar-agar and xanthan gum to create eggless foams and froths, some of those require nitrous-oxide siphons or other equipment. M. Carrie Allan, Charlotte Observer, 29 Jan. 2024

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Malay, name for the red alga from which it is extracted

First Known Use

1820, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of agar-agar was in 1820

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“Agar-agar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agar-agar. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

agar-agar

noun
: agar

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