n 1  :  a gelatinous colloidal extractive of a red alga (as of the genera Gelidium, Gracilaria, and Eucheuma) used esp. in culture media or as a gelling and stabilizing agent in foods  2  :  a culture medium containing agar .
 
 
 
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