Difference between revisions of "Agar-agar"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | The word '[ | + | The word '[[agar|agar]]' means seaweed. When a word is doubled, as in agar-agar, most translations take this as a superlative form of the word. Thus, 'agar-agar' means 'best agar' or 'best seaweed'. Current usage drops the repeated term. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Latest revision as of 09:31, 7 January 2014
Description
The word 'Agar' means seaweed. When a word is doubled, as in agar-agar, most translations take this as a superlative form of the word. Thus, 'agar-agar' means 'best agar' or 'best seaweed'. Current usage drops the repeated term.
Synonyms and Related Terms
given as preferred term in AAT