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pe·tri dish (pē′trē)

a very shallow, cylindrical, transparent glass or plastic dish with an overlapping cover, used for the culture of microorganisms

Etymology: after J. R. Petri (1852-1921), Ger bacteriologist

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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