A plant of the genus Agave, which includes the maguey or century plant (Agave americana), which produces a gigantic flower stem at maturity.

The treating of a person or people, especially youth or seniors, differently from others based on assumptions or stereotypes relating to their age.

A potent herbicide and defoliant used by US forces in the Vietnam War.

A substance, such as a surfactant, that reduces the surface tension of a liquid, allowing it to spread across and penetrate the surface of a solid.

A gelatinous material obtained from red algae, especially Gracilaria species, used as a bacterial culture medium, in electrophoresis and as a food additive. / A culture medium based on this material.

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(chemistry) Any substance that reduces, or donates electrons to, another; in so doing, it becomes oxidized.

(chemistry) Any substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another; in so doing, it becomes reduced.

(idiomatic) Despite seemingly insurmountable opposition or probability.

(idiomatic, informal) From another point of view; on the other hand; on second thought; again.