Words
agar
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agar
(ˈeɪɡə) noun
a complex gelatinous carbohydrate obtained from seaweeds, esp those of the genus Gelidium, used as a culture medium for bacteria, a laxative, in food such as ice cream as a thickening agent (E406), etc. Also called: agar-agar
[C19: Malay]
agar-agar
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agar
(ˈeɪɡə) noun
a complex gelatinous carbohydrate obtained from seaweeds, esp those of the genus Gelidium, used as a culture medium for bacteria, a laxative, in food such as ice cream as a thickening agent (E406), etc. Also called: agar-agar
[C19: Malay]
agaric
, əˈɡærɪk)
> agaricaceous (əˌɡærɪˈkeɪʃəs)
agaric
(ˈæɡərɪk, əˈɡærɪk) noun
1 any saprotrophic basidiomycetous fungus of the family Agaricaceae, having gills on the underside of the cap. The group includes the edible mushrooms and poisonous forms such as the fly agaric
2 the dried spore-producing bodies of certain fungi, esp Polyphorus officinalis (or Boletus laricis), formerly used in medicine
[C16: via Latin agaricum, from Greek agarikon, perhaps named after Agaria, a town in Sarmatia]
> agaricaceous (əˌɡærɪˈkeɪʃəs
) adjective