[ 'pɛtri , 'pi:tri ]
■ noun a shallow, circular, transparent dish with a flat lid, used for the culture of microorganisms.
Origin
C19: named after the German bacteriologist Julius R. Petri .
[ 'pɛtri , 'pi:tri ]
■ noun a shallow, circular, transparent dish with a flat lid, used for the culture of microorganisms.
Origin
C19: named after the German bacteriologist Julius R. Petri .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004