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a⋅gar⋅ose

[ah-guh-rohs, -rohz]
–noun Chemistry.
a substance obtained from agar and used for chromatographic separations.

Origin:
1965–70; agar + -ose 2
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a·ga·rose   (ä'gə-rōs', -rōz', āg'ə-)   
n.  A polysaccharide obtained from agar that is the most widely used medium for gel electrophoresis procedures.

[agar + -ose2.]
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Main Entry: aga·rose
Pronunciation: 'ag-&-"rOs, 'äg-, -"rOz
Function: noun
: a polysaccharide obtained from agar that is used especially as asupporting medium in gel electrophoresis
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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