Phrase Hound found 7 phrases and 29 compound words that contain agar. The most common are listed below. Open agar in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 7
- trypticase soy agarA growth medium for culturing moderately to non-fastidious bacteria.
- agar-agarAgar.
- Agar MalwaA district of Madhya Pradesh, India.
- MacConkey agarA culture medium designed to grow gram-negative bacteria and differentiate them for lactose fermentation.
- Sabouraud's agarA growth medium for microorganisms that is selective for fungi.
- agar-ationAlternative spelling of agaration: Estimation
- violet red bile agarA mixture of agar with peptone, yeast extract, bile salts and crystal violet; it is used for enumerating coliform bacteria in dairy products
Compound words 29
- agarwoodHeartwood from trees of genus Aquilaria, especially Aquilaria malaccensis (syn. A. agallocha), infected with mold (Phialophora parasitica), which produce a protective aromatic resin in response to this infection.
- agaropectinA heterogeneous mixture of smaller molecules making up the part of agar that is not agarose.
- agarizedTreated with agar.
- agarolyticdestructive to agar
- agarophyteA seaweed, typically a red alga, that produces agar in its cell walls.
- agaraseAn enzyme found in agarolytic bacteria, allowing them to use agar as their primary source of carbon.
- agarofuranAny of a class of furans found in agarwood oil.
- oligoagarAny oligosaccharide present in agar
- phytoagarA form of agar made from terrestrial plants
- AgartalaA city, the state capital of Tripura, India.