Agar

//ˈeɪ.ɡə//

Synonyms for "agar" (12 found)

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Closest matches (3)

Noun(2 words)

Strong matches (3)

Related words (6)

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Translations

40 translations across 20 languages.

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Catalan

1 entries
  • agar-agar noun (gelatinous substance)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries
  • 大菜 noun (gelatinous substance)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 洋菜 noun (gelatinous substance)
  • 瓊脂 /琼脂 noun (gelatinous substance)

Czech

1 entries
  • agar noun (gelatinous substance)

Esperanto

3 entries
  • agaragaro noun (gelatinous substance)
  • agaro noun (gelatinous substance)
  • gelozo noun (gelatinous substance)

Estonian

1 entries
  • agar noun (gelatinous substance)

Finnish

2 entries
  • agar-agar noun (gelatinous substance)
  • agarliuos noun (culture medium)

German

1 entries
  • Agar noun (gelatinous substance)

Japanese

2 entries
  • 寒天 noun (gelatinous substance)
  • 寒天 noun (culture medium)

Khmer

2 entries
  • ចាហួយ noun (gelatinous substance)
  • អាហ្កា noun (culture medium)

Korean

1 entries
  • 우무 noun (gelatinous substance)

Malay

1 entries
  • agar-agar noun (gelatinous substance)

Māori

1 entries
  • piarimu noun (gelatinous substance)

Persian

2 entries
  • آگار noun (gelatinous substance)
  • آگار noun (culture medium)

Polish

2 entries
  • agar noun (gelatinous substance)
  • agar-agar noun (gelatinous substance)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • agar-agar noun (gelatinous substance)
  • ágar noun (gelatinous substance)
  • ágar-ágar noun (gelatinous substance)

Russian

2 entries
  • ага́р noun (culture medium)
  • ага́р-ага́р noun (gelatinous substance)

Spanish

2 entries
  • agar noun (gelatinous substance)
  • agaragar noun (gelatinous substance)

Thai

2 entries
  • วุ้น noun (gelatinous substance)
  • อะการ์ noun (gelatinous substance)

Vietnamese

4 entries
  • a-ga noun (culture medium)
  • rau câu noun (gelatinous substance)
  • su sa noun (gelatinous substance)
  • thạch noun (gelatinous substance)

Sample sentences

8 total sentences available.

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Now Sarai, the wife of Abram, had brought forth no children: but having a handmaid, an Egyptian, named Agar, she said to her husband: Behold, the Lord hath restrained me from bearing: go in unto my handmaid, it may be I may have children of her at least.

Source: tatoeba (7853652)

And when he agreed to her request, she took Agar the Egyptian her handmaid, ten years after they first dwelt in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband to wife.

Source: tatoeba (7853689)

And the angel of the Lord having found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, which is in the way to Sur in the desert, he said to her: Agar, handmaid of Sarai, whence comest thou? and whither goest thou?

Source: tatoeba (7853870)

And Agar brought forth a son to Abram: who called his name Ismael.

Source: tatoeba (7853899)

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