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
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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
[ pē′trē ]
n.
A shallow circular dish with a loose-fitting cover, used to culture bacteria or other microorganisms.
Scientific definitions for petri dish
petri dish
[ pē′trē ]
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).