pe·tri dish (p  tr)n. A shallow circular dish with a loose-fitting cover, used to culture bacteria or other microorganisms. [After Julius Richard Petri (1852-1921), German bacteriologist.] |
Petri dish [pet-ree]
Noun
a shallow dish used in laboratories, esp. for producing cultures of bacteria [after J. R. Petri, bacteriologist]
| petri dish (ptr) A shallow, circular dish with a loose cover, usually made of transparent glass or plastic and used to grow cultures of microorganisms. The petri dish is named after German bacteriologist Julius Richard Petri (1852-1921). |
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| Noun | 1. |  Petri dish - a shallow dish used to culture bacteriadish - a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food; "we gave them a set of dishes for a wedding present" |
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