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nutrient agar vs medium

medium vs nutrient agar

nutrient agar and medium both are nouns.

nutrient agar is not an adjective while medium is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
nutrient agar Yes No No No
medium Yes Yes No No
As nouns, medium is a hypernym of nutrient agar; that is, medium is a word with a broader meaning than nutrient agar:
  • nutrient agar: any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent
  • medium: (bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms
Other hypernyms of nutrient agar include culture medium.
nutrient agar (noun) medium (noun)
any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent an occupation for which you are especially well suited
an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication
a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
(usually plural) transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public
the surrounding environment
someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead
a state that is intermediate between extremes; a middle position
(bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms
(biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed
a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter
an intervening substance through which something is achieved
nutrient agar (adjective) medium (adjective)
(meat) cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside
around the middle of a scale of evaluation
Difference between nutrient agar and medium

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