Agar-agar (Noun)
Meaning
A colloidal extract of algae; used especially in culture media and as a gelling agent in foods.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- The microbiology lab used agar-agar to grow and study bacteria in a controlled environment.
- Agar-agar is a key ingredient in traditional Japanese desserts such as anmitsu and yokan.
- The vegan recipe for jelly cubes called for agar-agar instead of gelatin as a gelling agent.
- In the petri dish, the agar-agar gel supported the growth of microorganisms for further analysis.
- To make a healthier version of jelly, she used agar-agar as a substitute for commercial gelatin products.