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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A shallow circular dish with a loose-fitting cover, used to culture bacteria or other microorganisms.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
Petri dish .
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- noun a shallow dish used to culture bacteria
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[After Julius Richard Petri, (1852–1921), German bacteriologist.]
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