- agar by Jaiden Garner
A complex gelatinous carbohydrate obtained from seaweeds, esp those of the genus Gelidium, used as a culture medium for bacteria, a laxative, in food such as ice cream as a thickening agent (E406), etc.
- agar by Cole Pierce
agar., product obtained from several species of red algae, or seaweed, chiefly from the Ceylon, or Jaffna, moss ( Gracilaria lichenoides. ) and species of Gelidium, harvested in eastern Asia and California. Chemically, agar is a polymer made up of subunits of the sugar galactose; it is a component of the algae's cell walls. Dissolved in boiling water and cooled, agar becomes ...
- Gelose by Webster's
... n.) An amorphous, gummy carbohydrate, found in Gelidium, agar-agar, and other seaweeds.
- agar by Aaron Lewis
N. Latin names: Gelidium cartilagineum, Gracilaria con-fervoides; part used: thallus; uses: laxative, neonatal hyperbilirubinemia (debated); precautions: pregnancy, lactation, children, can cause coma, gastrointestinal blockage, weakens the body ...
- seaweed by Lucy Pierce
... species, commonly called sea lettuce, are among the relatively few green algae that are seaweeds. Seaweeds are used as food, and brown algae are used in fertilizers. The red alga Gelidium is used to make the gelatin-like product called agar.