Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

agar

/ˈɑˌɡɑɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.02 in modern English

Syllables
a-gar
IPA
/ˈɑˌɡɑɹ/
5
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A gelatinous substance obtained from red algae, especially Gracilaria species, used as a bacterial culture medium, in electrophoresis and as a food additive.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A culture medium based on this material.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A pattern that is periodic in both space and time covering the whole plane.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

agarwood

Countable; Uncountable

name

A surname.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Malay agar (“jelly”) or agar-agar.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: agar, अगर, अगरु

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɑˌɡɑɹ/
  • British English: /ˈeɪ.ɡə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

agars (plural) aggur (alternative)

Derived Forms

agarase agarized agarofuran agarolytic agaropectin agarophyte agarose oligoagar phytoagar

Phrases

MacConkey agar Sabouraud's agar trypticase soy agar violet red bile agar

Frequently Paired Words

agaric Agarum

Synonyms

agal-agal agar-agar mul:E406 nutrient agar

Rhymes With

yeager hager jager praeger sager rager prager yegor trager schlager fager vaguer

Questions

How do you pronounce agar?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɑˌɡɑɹ/.
What does agar mean?
A gelatinous substance obtained from red algae, especially Gracilaria species, used as a bacterial culture medium, in electrophoresis and as a food additive.
Where does agar come from?
It is traced to Hindi.

How to pronounce agar

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