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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
agar /ˈeɪgɑː/ (also agar-agar /eɪgɑːrˈeɪgɑː/)

▶noun a gelatinous substance obtained from various kinds of red seaweed and used in biological culture media and as a thickener in foods.

– origin C19: from Malay.

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