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  • MacConkey agar
  • Differential media

    MacConkey agar is a selective and differential culture medium for bacteria. It is designed to selectively isolate gram-negative and enteric (normally found

    MacConkey agar

    MacConkey agar

    MacConkey_agar

  • Sorbitol-MacConkey agar
  • Sorbitol-MacConkey agar is a variant of traditional MacConkey agar used in the detection of E. coli O157:H7. Traditionally, MacConkey agar has been used

    Sorbitol-MacConkey agar

    Sorbitol-MacConkey_agar

  • Agar
  • Thickening agent used in microbiology and food

    treated agar, other selective and indicator agar plates include TCBS agar and MacConkey agar. Thiosulfate citrate bile salts sucrose (TCBS) agar is used

    Agar

    Agar

    Agar

  • MRS agar
  • Selective culture medium for Lactobacilli

    metabolism. MacConkey agar (culture medium designed to grow Gram-negative bacteria and differentiate them for lactose fermentation). EMD Chemicals, MRS Agar Archived

    MRS agar

    MRS agar

    MRS_agar

  • Agar plate
  • Petri dish with agar used to culture microbes

    Salmonella and Shigella. Lysogeny broth is used to culture Escherichia coli. MacConkey agar is a selective and differential medium used to differentiate between

    Agar plate

    Agar plate

    Agar_plate

  • Alfred Theodore MacConkey
  • Alfred Theodore MacConkey (1861-17 May 1931) was a British bacteriologist. He developed MacConkey's agar, a selective medium that is used in the diagnosis

    Alfred Theodore MacConkey

    Alfred_Theodore_MacConkey

  • Microbiological culture
  • Method of allowing microorganisms to multiply in a controlled medium

    microorganisms in an effort to identify unknown cultures. An example of this is MacConkey agar (MAC), which reveals lactose-fermenting bacteria through a pH indicator

    Microbiological culture

    Microbiological culture

    Microbiological_culture

  • Klebsiella pneumoniae
  • Species of bacterium

    rod-shaped bacterium. It appears as a mucoid lactose fermenter on MacConkey agar. Although found in the normal flora of the mouth, skin, and intestines

    Klebsiella pneumoniae

    Klebsiella pneumoniae

    Klebsiella_pneumoniae

  • Human feces
  • Metabolic waste of the human digestive system

    check for the presence of E. coli bacteria performed with the help of MacConkey agar plates or Petri dishes. E. coli bacteria uniquely develop red colonies

    Human feces

    Human feces

    Human_feces

  • Coliform bacteria
  • Group of bacterial species

    determine the presence of Enterobacter in a sample, they are first grown on MacConkey agar to confirm they are lactose fermenting. An indole test will differentiate

    Coliform bacteria

    Coliform bacteria

    Coliform_bacteria

  • Escherichia coli O157:H7
  • Serotype of the bacteria Escherichia coli

    cultured on sorbitol-MacConkey (SMAC) agar, or the variant cefixime potassium tellurite sorbitol-MacConkey agar (CT-SMAC). On SMAC agar, O157:H7 colonies

    Escherichia coli O157:H7

    Escherichia coli O157:H7

    Escherichia_coli_O157:H7

  • Growth medium
  • Solid, liquid or gel used to grow microorganisms or cells

    (yeast extract agar) has a low pH, deterring bacterial growth. MEA (malt extract agar) has a low pH, deterring bacterial growth. MacConkey agar is for Gram-negative

    Growth medium

    Growth medium

    Growth_medium

  • Bacterial cellular morphologies
  • Shapes characteristic of certain bacteria and archaea

    staining; there are both gram-positive rods and gram-negative rods. MacConkey agar can be used to distinguish among gram-negative bacilli such as E. coli

    Bacterial cellular morphologies

    Bacterial cellular morphologies

    Bacterial_cellular_morphologies

  • Citrobacter freundii
  • Species of bacterium

    smooth, moist colonies on general media. On differential media such as MacConkey agar, most strains ferment lactose, forming pink to red colonies due to acid

    Citrobacter freundii

    Citrobacter freundii

    Citrobacter_freundii

  • Achromobacter xylosoxidans
  • Species of bacterium

    grows well on MacConkey agar and other inhibitory growth media such as deoxycholate, Salmonella-Shigella, and nalidixic acid-cetrimide agars. It is usually

    Achromobacter xylosoxidans

    Achromobacter xylosoxidans

    Achromobacter_xylosoxidans

  • Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
  • Species of bacterium

    the genus. They are motile due to polar flagella, and grow well on MacConkey agar, producing pigmented colonies. S. maltophilia is catalase-positive,

    Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

    Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

    Stenotrophomonas_maltophilia

  • Acinetobacter
  • Genus of bacteria

    of Acinetobacter, except some of the A. lwoffii strain, grow well on MacConkey agar (without salt). Although officially classified as not lactose-fermenting

    Acinetobacter

    Acinetobacter

    Acinetobacter

  • Pathogenic bacteria
  • Disease-causing bacteria

    of Maryland. Retrieved 2008-11-18. Cain, Donna (January 14, 2015). "MacConkey Agar (CCCCD Microbiology". Collin College. Archived from the original on

    Pathogenic bacteria

    Pathogenic bacteria

    Pathogenic_bacteria

  • NLF
  • Topics referred to by the same term

    (Vietnam) Non-lactose fermenter, a type of bacterium that grows in Sorbitol-MacConkey agar Nuclear Liabilities Fund, a UK body funding nuclear decommissioning

    NLF

    NLF

  • Bacteriological water analysis
  • Method of analysing water

    these on nutrient agar in a dish that is sealed and incubated. Typical media include plate count agar for a general count or MacConkey agar to count Gram-negative

    Bacteriological water analysis

    Bacteriological water analysis

    Bacteriological_water_analysis

  • Proteus mirabilis
  • Species of bacterium

    characteristic swarming motility, and inability to metabolize lactose (on a MacConkey agar plate, for example). Also P. mirabilis produces a very distinct fishy

    Proteus mirabilis

    Proteus mirabilis

    Proteus_mirabilis

  • Raoultella planticola
  • Species of bacterium

    Raoultella planticola on MacConkey agar, showing a positive result (the microorganism has the ability to degrade lactose, which is detected by the pH indicator

    Raoultella planticola

    Raoultella planticola

    Raoultella_planticola

  • Proteus (bacterium)
  • Genus of bacteria

    (1879–1922) and Arthur Felix (1887–1956) of a thin surface film produced by agar-grown flagellated Proteus strains, a film that resembled the mist produced

    Proteus (bacterium)

    Proteus (bacterium)

    Proteus_(bacterium)

  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • Species of bacterium

    bacteriological media. In mixed cultures, it can be isolated as clear colonies on MacConkey agar (as it does not ferment lactose) which will test positive for oxidase

    Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Pseudomonas_aeruginosa

  • Bioindicator
  • Species that reveals the status of an environment

    if bacteria from that water grow on selective media such as MacConkey agar. MacConkey agar will only allow the growth of gram-negative bacteria and the

    Bioindicator

    Bioindicator

    Bioindicator

  • Neutral red
  • Chemical compound

    cells and Nissl granules in neurons. In microbiology, it is used in the MacConkey agar to differentiate bacteria for lactose fermentation. Neutral red can

    Neutral red

    Neutral red

    Neutral_red

  • Pathogenic Escherichia coli
  • Strains of E. coli that can cause disease

    cell arrangement. Then, either MacConkey agar or EMB agar (or both) are inoculated with the stool. On MacConkey agar, deep red colonies are produced

    Pathogenic Escherichia coli

    Pathogenic Escherichia coli

    Pathogenic_Escherichia_coli

  • Elizabethkingia meningoseptica
  • Species of bacterium

    seen around the colonies on blood agar due to proteases and gelatinase. E. meningoseptica grows poorly on MacConkey agar and is considered a glucose oxidizer

    Elizabethkingia meningoseptica

    Elizabethkingia meningoseptica

    Elizabethkingia_meningoseptica

  • Pasteurella multocida
  • Species of bacterium

    will grow at 37 °C (99 °F) on blood or chocolate agar, HS agar, but will not grow on MacConkey agar. Colony growth is accompanied by a characteristic

    Pasteurella multocida

    Pasteurella multocida

    Pasteurella_multocida

  • Burkholderia gladioli
  • Species of bacterium

    catalase positive, urease positive, nonsporeformers. They grow on MacConkey agar, but do not ferment the lactose. Burkholderia gladioli can be distinguished

    Burkholderia gladioli

    Burkholderia_gladioli

  • Shewanella putrefaciens
  • Species of bacterium

    around the colonies. S. putrefaciens are non-lactose fermenters on MacConkey agar. As with all Shewanella, this organism produces hydrogen sulfide on

    Shewanella putrefaciens

    Shewanella_putrefaciens

  • Rhinoscleroma
  • Medical condition

    contamination of material that is subsequently inhaled. A positive culture in MacConkey agar is diagnostic, but cultures are only positive in 50–60% of cases. Diagnostic

    Rhinoscleroma

    Rhinoscleroma

    Rhinoscleroma

  • Actinobacillus equuli
  • Species of bacterium

    display positive results on MacConkey agar, however, a study on equine actinobacilli resulted in the lack of growth on MacConkey agar, which may suggest that

    Actinobacillus equuli

    Actinobacillus_equuli

  • Burkholderia pseudomallei
  • Species of tropical soil-dwelling bacterium

    fastidious and grows on a large variety of culture media (blood agar, MacConkey agar, EMB, etc.). Ashdown's medium (or Burkholderia cepacia medium) may

    Burkholderia pseudomallei

    Burkholderia pseudomallei

    Burkholderia_pseudomallei

  • Campylobacter jejuni
  • Species of bacterium

    of its helical form. Campylobacter is grown on specially selective "CAMP" agar plates at 42 °C, the normal avian body temperature, rather than at 37 °C

    Campylobacter jejuni

    Campylobacter jejuni

    Campylobacter_jejuni

  • Raoultella
  • Genus of bacteria

    Raoultella planticola on MacConkey agar, showing a positive result (the microorganism has the ability to degrade lactose, which is detected by the pH indicator

    Raoultella

    Raoultella

    Raoultella

  • Mycobacteroides abscessus
  • Species of bacterium

    growth at 28 °C and 37 °C after 7 days, but not at 43 °C. It may grow on MacConkey agar at 28 °C and even 37 °C. It shows tolerance to saline media (5% NaCl)

    Mycobacteroides abscessus

    Mycobacteroides abscessus

    Mycobacteroides_abscessus

  • Pseudomonas oryzihabitans
  • Species of bacterium

    fermentative, and when isolated and cultured, their growth occurs on MacConkey agar and SS agar. Freney et al., "Postoperative Infant Septicemia Caused by Pseudomonas

    Pseudomonas oryzihabitans

    Pseudomonas_oryzihabitans

  • Burkholderia mallei
  • Species of bacterium

    can grow to about 0.5–1.0 mm in diameter. B. mallei culture growth on MacConkey agar is variable. Many microbiologists are unfamiliar with B. mallei and

    Burkholderia mallei

    Burkholderia mallei

    Burkholderia_mallei

  • MCA
  • Topics referred to by the same term

    code) Ministry of Civil Aviation (United Kingdom) from 1941 to 1953 MacConkey agar, a selective growth medium for bacteria Monochloroacetic acid, carboxylic

    MCA

    MCA

  • Moraxella canis
  • Species of bacterium

    supraclavicular lymph node of a patient. M. canis grows readily on blood and MacConkey agar. LPSN lpsn.dsmz.de Straininfo of Moraxella canis Padanilam, Mathew S

    Moraxella canis

    Moraxella_canis

  • Plesiomonas shigelloides
  • Species of bacterium

    P. shigelloides grows readily on standard laboratory media such as MacConkey agar. Some Plesiomonas strains share antigens with Shigella sonnei and Shigella

    Plesiomonas shigelloides

    Plesiomonas_shigelloides

  • Mycobacterium psychrotolerans
  • Species of bacterium

    GYEA, Bennett's and nutrient agars. Physiology Growth on Lowenstein–Jensen agar is moderate. No growth occurs on MacConkey agar. Grows at 4–37C and tolerates

    Mycobacterium psychrotolerans

    Mycobacterium_psychrotolerans

  • Far East scarlet-like fever
  • Medical condition

    Other names Scarlatinoid fever Yersinia pseudotuberculosis colonies on MacConkey agar, negative result for lactose fermentation. Specialty Infectious disease

    Far East scarlet-like fever

    Far East scarlet-like fever

    Far_East_scarlet-like_fever

  • Mycobacterium fortuitum
  • Species of bacterium

    Löwenstein-Jensen media within 2–4 days. No growth at 45 °C, but grows on MacConkey agar. Differential characteristics Differentiation from M. fortuitum subsp

    Mycobacterium fortuitum

    Mycobacterium fortuitum

    Mycobacterium_fortuitum

  • Bordetella trematum
  • Species of bacterium

    cultured on horse blood agar, MacConkey agar, and Bordet–Gengou agar. When grown on Bordet–Gengou agar, which is the standard agar for Bordetella isolation

    Bordetella trematum

    Bordetella_trematum

  • Mycolicibacter arupensis
  • Species of bacterium

    medium and on Middlebrook 7H10 agar and slowly (10–12 days) at 37 °C; no growth occurs at 42 °C. No growth on MacConkey agar without crystal violet. The

    Mycolicibacter arupensis

    Mycolicibacter arupensis

    Mycolicibacter_arupensis

  • Melioidosis
  • Human infectious disease

    become positive. B. pseudomallei can be grown on any blood agar, MacConkey agar, and agar containing antibiotics such as Ashdown's medium (containing

    Melioidosis

    Melioidosis

    Melioidosis

  • Mycobacterium brumae
  • Species of bacterium

    accumulation of niacin, no degradation of salicylate to catechol. No growth on MacConkey agar without crystal violet. In 2004 a patient with breast cancer was reported

    Mycobacterium brumae

    Mycobacterium_brumae

  • Francisella
  • Genus of bacteria

    including chocolate agar and Thayer–Martin medium with appropriate additives as noted above. Attempted isolation on MacConkey agar is not reliable or generally

    Francisella

    Francisella

    Francisella

  • Mycobacterium cosmeticum
  • Species of bacterium

    is observed at 45C. Physiology Growth occurs on MacConkey agar without crystal violet but not on LJ agar containing 5% (w/v) NaCl. Tests for niacin production

    Mycobacterium cosmeticum

    Mycobacterium cosmeticum

    Mycobacterium_cosmeticum

  • Bismuth sulfite agar
  • Medium used for growing bacteria

    Bismuth sulfite agar is a type of agar media used to isolate Salmonella species. It uses glucose as a primary source of carbon. Bismuth and brilliant green

    Bismuth sulfite agar

    Bismuth sulfite agar

    Bismuth_sulfite_agar

  • Mycobacterium wolinskyi
  • Species of bacterium

    on Middlebrook 7H10 agar. Physiology No pigment is produced and growth occurs at 30, 35 and 45 °C. Isolates grow on MacConkey agar without crystal violet

    Mycobacterium wolinskyi

    Mycobacterium_wolinskyi

  • Streptobacillus moniliformis
  • Species of bacterium

    oxidase-negative, does not reduce nitrate, and exhibits no growth on MacConkey agar. Morphologically, colonies of S. moniliformis are 1–2 mm in size, smooth

    Streptobacillus moniliformis

    Streptobacillus moniliformis

    Streptobacillus_moniliformis

  • Aeromonas dhakensis
  • Species of bacterium

    undergo both respiration and fermentation. Strains are able to grow on MacConkey agar with an optimal growth temperature of 30–37 °C. Strains of A. dhakensis

    Aeromonas dhakensis

    Aeromonas_dhakensis

  • Psychrobacter faecalis
  • contaminated with pigeon faeces. An isolate was found that grew on MacConkey agar, but could not be clearly identified as a member of the Enterobacteriaceae

    Psychrobacter faecalis

    Psychrobacter_faecalis

  • Tatumella ptyseos
  • Species of bacterium

    diameter on blood agar. This organism grows on many kinds of media commonly used to isolate enteric Gram-negative rods such as MacConkey, Tergitol 7, and

    Tatumella ptyseos

    Tatumella_ptyseos

  • Histophilus somni
  • Species of bacteria

    factors. Histophilus grows best on chocolate agar at 37 °C with 5-10% CO2 and is unable to grow on MacConkey agar. Cultures have been developed in hopes to

    Histophilus somni

    Histophilus_somni

  • Bordetella avium
  • Species of bacterium

    readily on a variety of media including chocolate and trypticase soy agar, but MacConkey agar is recommended to differentiate this non fermentative bacterium

    Bordetella avium

    Bordetella_avium

  • Mycobacterium canariasense
  • Species of bacterium

    Physiology Growth occurs at 30 and 37C, but not at 22, 42 or 45C. Grows on MacConkey agar without crystal violet, but does not grow in the presence of 5% NaCl

    Mycobacterium canariasense

    Mycobacterium_canariasense

  • Mycobacterium hassiacum
  • Species of bacterium

    temperature range between 30 °C and 65 °C. Growth also occurs on 5% NaCl and MacConkey agar without methyl violet. Susceptible to some antibiotics, including streptomycin

    Mycobacterium hassiacum

    Mycobacterium_hassiacum

  • Mycobacterium tusciae
  • Species of bacterium

    inconsistent and requires longer incubation. No growth at 42 °C and on MacConkey agar. The type strain is susceptible in vitro to ciprofloxacin, clarithromycin

    Mycobacterium tusciae

    Mycobacterium_tusciae

  • Phytobacter
  • Genus of bacteria

    Glucose is fermented with the production of gas. Colonies growing on MacConkey agar (MAC) are circular, convex and smooth with non-entire margins and a

    Phytobacter

    Phytobacter

    Phytobacter

  • Yersinia enterocolitica
  • Species of bacterium

    through the use of stool samples being grown on MacConkey plates and Yersinia selective agar. The MacConkey plates employ the fact that Y. enterocolitica

    Yersinia enterocolitica

    Yersinia enterocolitica

    Yersinia_enterocolitica

  • Mycobacterium elephantis
  • Species of bacterium

    researchers. L-J medium, Columbia blood, MacConkey agar, Middlebrook 7H10 agar, and 5% sodium chloride agar served as cultures for M. elephantis at varying

    Mycobacterium elephantis

    Mycobacterium_elephantis

  • Mergibacter
  • Genus of bacteria

    outbreak of sepsis in seabirds. M. septicus grows on sheep's blood agar, but not MacConkey agar. It grows aerobically at 28 °C, 37 °C 42 °C. The bacteria are

    Mergibacter

    Mergibacter

  • Phenotypic testing of mycobacteria
  • tube; microaerophilic growth is indicated by growth below the surface. MacConkey agar without crystal violet Niacin accumulation (paper strip method) Niacin

    Phenotypic testing of mycobacteria

    Phenotypic_testing_of_mycobacteria

  • Hafnia (bacterium)
  • Genus of bacteria

    100% of Hafnia strains grow on MacConkey, Hektoen enteric, eosin methylene blue, and xylose-lysine-deoxycholate agars, all of which are differential to

    Hafnia (bacterium)

    Hafnia (bacterium)

    Hafnia_(bacterium)

  • Lac operon
  • Set genes encoding proteins and enzymes for lactose metabolism

    and MacConkey lactose media have a range of 100–1000 units, being most sensitive in the high and low parts of this range respectively. Since MacConkey lactose

    Lac operon

    Lac operon

    Lac_operon

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  • Agarv
  • Boy/Male

    Indian

    Agarv

    Balanced

    Agarv

  • Agarvin
  • Boy/Male

    Indian

    Agarvin

    Successful Man

    Agarvin

  • Agard
  • Surname or Lastname

    Danish and Norwegian

    Agard

    Danish and Norwegian : habitational name from Ågård ‘farm by the stream’.French : from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements agi(n) ‘edge (of a sword)’ + hard ‘hardy’, ‘bold’.Respelling of Hungarian Agárdi, a habitational name for someone from any of various places called Agárd, from the vocabulary word agár ‘hound’.English : possibly a variant of Agar.

    Agard

  • Haggard
  • Surname or Lastname

    English

    Haggard

    English : nickname from Middle English, Old French hagard ‘wild’, ‘untamed’. This word was adopted into Middle English as a technical term in falconry to denote a hawk that had been captured and trained when already fully grown, rather than being reared in captivity; the surname may have developed as a metonymic occupational name for a falconer.Americanized form of Danish Ågård (see Agard).

    Haggard

  • Agar
  • Biblical

    Agar

    or Hagar, a stranger; one that fears

    Agar

  • Agar
  • Surname or Lastname

    English

    Agar

    English : from a Middle English personal name, either Egar (see Edgar) or Algar (see Alger).Jewish (Sephardic) : variant of Hagar.

    Agar

  • Agarthika
  • Girl/Female

    Hindu, Indian

    Agarthika

    Shine

    Agarthika

  • Agarva
  • Boy/Male

    Indian, Sanskrit

    Agarva

    Free from Pride

    Agarva

  • Agarvin | அகர்வீந
  • Boy/Male

    Tamil

    Agarvin | அகர்வீந

    Successful Man

    Agarvin | அகர்வீந

  • Agarv | அகரவ
  • Boy/Male

    Tamil

    Agarv | அகரவ

    Balanced

    Agarv | அகரவ

  • Agar
  • Girl/Female

    Biblical

    Agar

    A stranger, one that fears.

    Agar

  • Agarwin
  • Boy/Male

    Hindu, Indian, Modern

    Agarwin

    Intelligent

    Agarwin

  • Covey
  • Surname or Lastname

    Irish

    Covey

    Irish : reduced form of MacCovey, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cobhthaigh (see Coffey).English (Surrey and West Sussex) : unexplained.

    Covey

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  • Renata
  • Girl/Female

    Italian American Latin

    Renata

    Rebirth.

  • Sivaluxmy
  • Girl/Female

    Indian, Tamil

    Sivaluxmy

    Goddess Laxmi

  • Sugan
  • Boy/Male

    Indian, Tamil

    Sugan

    Fine; Silent

  • AltafHussain
  • Boy/Male

    Arabic, Muslim

    AltafHussain

    Kindness of Husain

  • Daevaki
  • Girl/Female

    Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Mythological, Telugu

    Daevaki

    Wife of Vasudeva; The Mother of Lord Krishna

  • Ramanuj | ராமாநுஜ
  • Boy/Male

    Tamil

    Ramanuj | ராமாநுஜ

    Born after Rama i.e. Lakshman (Younger brother of Rama)

  • Meshelemiah
  • Biblical

    Meshelemiah

    peace, or perfection, of the Lord

  • Minnatullah
  • Boy/Male

    Arabic, Muslim

    Minnatullah

    Gratitude Owed to Allah

  • Fathiyah
  • Girl/Female

    Arabic, Indian, Malaysian, Muslim

    Fathiyah

    Joy; Happiness; New Beginning

  • DAGONET
  • Male

    Arthurian

    DAGONET

    , king Arthur's fool.

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  • Champignon
  • n.

    An edible species of mushroom (Agaricus campestris).

  • Mushroom
  • n.

    An edible fungus (Agaricus campestris), having a white stalk which bears a convex or oven flattish expanded portion called the pileus. This is whitish and silky or somewhat scaly above, and bears on the under side radiating gills which are at first flesh-colored, but gradually become brown. The plant grows in rich pastures and is proverbial for rapidity of growth and shortness of duration. It has a pleasant smell, and is largely used as food. It is also cultivated from spawn.

  • Mushroom
  • n.

    Any large fungus, especially one of the genus Agaricus; a toadstool. Several species are edible; but many are very poisonous.

  • Agaric
  • n.

    An old name for several species of Polyporus, corky fungi growing on decaying wood.

  • Gelose
  • n.

    An amorphous, gummy carbohydrate, found in Gelidium, agar-agar, and other seaweeds.

  • Toadstool
  • n.

    A name given to many umbrella-shaped fungi, mostly of the genus Agaricus. The species are almost numberless. They grow on decaying organic matter.

  • Muscarin
  • n.

    A solid crystalline substance, C5H13NO2, found in the toadstool (Agaricus muscarius), and in putrid fish. It is a typical ptomaine, and a violent poison.

  • Punk
  • n.

    A fungus (Polyporus fomentarius, etc.) sometimes dried for tinder; agaric.

  • Monk
  • n.

    A piece of tinder made of agaric, used in firing the powder hose or train of a mine.

  • Agal-agal
  • n.

    Same as Agar-agar.

  • Flybane
  • n.

    A kind of catchfly of the genus Silene; also, a poisonous mushroom (Agaricus muscarius); fly agaric.

  • Agaric
  • n.

    A fungus of the genus Agaricus, of many species, of which the common mushroom is an example.

  • Agar-agar
  • n.

    A fucus or seaweed much used in the East for soups and jellies; Ceylon moss (Gracilaria lichenoides).