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• Agar — or agar agar is a gelatinous substance derived from seaweed. Historically and in a modern context, it is chiefly used as an ingredient in desserts throughout Japan, but in the past century has found extensive use as a solid substrate to contain… …   Wikipedia

• 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Medium — Me di*um, n.; pl. L. {Media}, {E}. {Mediums}. [L. medium the middle, fr. medius middle. See {Mid}, and cf. {Medius}.] 1. That which lies in the middle, or between other things; intervening body or quantity. Hence, specifically: (a) Middle place… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Medium of exchange — Medium Me di*um, n.; pl. L. {Media}, {E}. {Mediums}. [L. medium the middle, fr. medius middle. See {Mid}, and cf. {Medius}.] 1. That which lies in the middle, or between other things; intervening body or quantity. Hence, specifically: (a) Middle… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• medium — [mē′dē əm] n. pl. mediums or media [mē′dēə] [L, the middle, neut. of medius: see MID1] 1. a) something intermediate b) a middle state or degree; mean 2. an intervening thing through which a force acts or an e …   English World dictionary

• Agar plate — Infobox Laboratory equipment name = Agar plate caption = An agar plate streaked with microorganisms isolated from a deep water sponge. Individual colonies may be seen center right. acronym = other names = uses = Culturing inventor = manufacturer …   Wikipedia

• agar — A complex polysaccharide (a sulfated galactan) derived from seaweed (various red algae); used as a solidifying agent in culture media; it has the valuable property of melting at 100°C, but not solidifying until 49°C. [Bengalese] bile salt a. an a …   Medical dictionary

• medium — 1. A means; that through which an action is performed. 2. A substance through which impulses or impressions are transmitted. 3. SYN: culture m.. 4. The liquid holding a substance in solution or suspension. 5. Any of the substances in which a… …   Medical dictionary

• agar — /ah gahr, ag euhr/, n. 1. Also, agar agar. Also called Chinese gelatin, Chinese isinglass, Japanese gelatin, Japanese isinglass. a gelatinlike product of certain seaweeds, used for solidifying certain culture media, as a thickening agent for ice… …   Universalium

• medium — /ˈmidiəm / (say meedeeuhm) noun (plural media /ˈmidiə/ (say meedeeuh) or mediums) 1. a middle state or condition; a mean. 2. something intermediate in nature or degree. 3. Printing a size of printing paper, 18 × 23 inches, most commonly in use… …  

• agar — /ˈeɪgə/ (say ayguh) noun 1. Biology a culture medium with an agar agar base: a spore agar. 2. → agar agar. –agarose, adjective …