American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth
Edition - n. A polysaccharide obtained from agar that is the
most widely used medium for gel electrophoresis procedures. -
agar + -ose (Wiktionary) - agar + -ose2. (American Heritage®
Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition) “Researchers
at the Rogosin Institute are taking tumor cells from mice,
encapsulating them in beads made from a seaweed-derived sugar
called agarose, and implanting them in the abdomen of cancer
patients.” “Sage Science's latest product, the pippinprep, is an
automated instrument that extracts and processes DNA and related
genetic materials from so-called agarose gels used in medical
research labs.” “Estroff and graduate student Hanying Li grew
samples of calcite in a hydrogel called agarose -- a common
dessert additive -- that mimics the way calcite grows in living
things.” “The beads initially contain about 150,000 mouse kidney
cancers mixed with agarose and wrapped with a layer of agarose
that creates a shell.” “T