PETRI DISH


Meaning of PETRI DISH in English

/ ˈpetri dɪʃ; NAmE ; ˈpiːtri/ noun

a shallow covered dish used for growing bacteria, etc. in

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WORD ORIGIN

late 19th cent.: named after Julius R. Petri (1852–1922), German bacteriologist.

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