agar vs nutrient agar

agar and nutrient agar both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
agar	Yes	No	No	No
nutrient agar	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, agar and nutrient agar are synonyms defined as:

agar and nutrient agar: any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent

agar (noun)	nutrient agar (noun)
a colloidal extract of algae; used especially in culture media and as a gelling agent in foods	any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent
any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent