qióng
zhī

technical
noun

Meaning of 琼脂

琼脂 means agar; a gelatinous substance extracted from marine algae (such as Gelidium amansii), used as a culture medium and food thickener. Pronounced qióng zhī.

  • agar; a gelatinous substance extracted from marine algae (such as Gelidium amansii), used as a culture medium and food thickener

Definitions & Examples

Shí
yàn
shì
yào
gòu
mǎi
gèng
duō
de
qióng
zhī
lái
zhì
zuò
péi
yǎng
 

The laboratory needs to purchase more agar to prepare culture media.

Zhè
zhǒng
guǒ
dòng
shì
yòng
qióng
zhī
ér
shì
míng
jiāo
zuò
de
 
suǒ
shì
shí
zhě
 

This jelly is made with agar-agar rather than gelatin, so it is suitable for vegetarians.

Qióng
zhī
zài
wēi
shēng
xué
yán
jiū
zhōng
yǒu
zhe
dài
de
zuò
yòng
 

Agar plays an irreplaceable role in microbiological research.

Measure Words

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Primary
/ fèn
/ píng