algal-algal

noun

al·​gal-al·​gal

ˈal-gəl-ˈal-gəl

plural -s

: agar

especially : agar produced in the Malay archipelago from red algae of the genus Eucheuma

Word History

Etymology

alteration of agar-agar

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

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