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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A chemical product obtained from Chinese and Ceylon moss.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Chem.) An amorphous, gummy carbohydrate, found in Gelidium, agar-agar, and other seaweeds.

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  • noun biochemistry A gummy polysaccharide obtained from agar-agar and similar organisms

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  • Old term for agar-agar.

    February 17, 2011