Petri Dish Definition

pētrē
noun
A very shallow, cylindrical, transparent glass or plastic dish with an overlapping cover, used for the culture of microorganisms.
Webster's New World
Alternative spelling of Petri dish.
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Other Word Forms of Petri Dish

Noun

Singular:
petri dish
Plural:
petri-dishes

Origin of Petri Dish

  • After Julius Richard Petri (1852–1921), German bacteriologist

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Named after the German bacteriologist Julius Richard Petri.

    From Wiktionary

Petri Dish Sentence Examples

  • With a marker pen, label each petri dish with the date.

  • A template for the acetate grids can be prepared by drawing round the base of a petri dish on a piece of graph paper.

  • Sweetened black tea is fermented with the mushroom, which at this stage is the aforementioned culture of bacteria and yeasts and looks as though it was tipped straight from a Petri dish.

  • A swab of the throat can be taken and smeared on a gel-like substance in a petri dish to see if bacteria will multiply and grow over 24 to 72 hours.

  • Leave the Petri dish flat for a few minutes to allow the seeds to adhere to the damp filter paper.

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