petri dish

[ pee-tree ]
/ ˈpi tri /

noun

a shallow, circular, glass or plastic dish with a loose-fitting cover over the top and sides, used for culturing bacteria and other microorganisms.

Origin of petri dish

1890–95; named after J. R. Petri (died 1921), German bacteriologist

Example sentences from the Web for petri dish

  • The colonies of bacteria shown in the petri-dish test made of the washings from wall paper further supports these findings.

    Paint Technology and Tests |Henry A. Gardner

British Dictionary definitions for petri dish

Petri dish
/ (ˈpɛtrɪ) /

noun

a shallow circular flat-bottomed dish, often with a fitting cover, used in laboratories, esp for producing cultures of microorganisms

Word Origin for Petri dish

C19: named after J. R. Petri (1852–1921), German bacteriologist

Medical definitions for petri dish

petri dish
[ pētrē ]

n.

A shallow circular dish with a loose-fitting cover, used to culture bacteria or other microorganisms.

Scientific definitions for petri dish

petri dish
[ pētrē ]

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).