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Where does “agar” come from?

agar (Malay) comes from Sanskrit अग्र, from Sanskrit अङ्ग्, from Sanskrit इङ्ग् — to agitate.

agar (Malay): so that; agar , agar-agar; agar

Definitions

  1. so that; agar , agar-agar; agar

Ancestry of “agar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअग्रforemost, anterior, first, prominent, projecting,...
2Sanskritअङ्ग्—
3Sanskritइङ्ग्to agitate

Words derived from “agar”

  • agar
  • agarose
  • agarwood
  • agarase
  • agaropectin
  • agarized
  • agarophyte
  • agarolytic
  • agar-agar
  • agar
  • Agar
  • agar
  • agar
  • agar
  • agar
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