Petri dish plate
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Petri dish — A Petri dish is a shallow glass or plastic cylindrical lidded dish that biologists use to culture cells. It was named after the German bacteriologist Julius Richard Petri (1852–1921) who invented it in 1887 when working as an assistant to Robert… … Wikipedia
Petri dish — Flat round glass or plastic dish with a matching lid, used for small scale culturing of organisms, germinating seeds etc. Also referred to as plates, hence to plate a culture … Glossary of Biotechnology
plate — [plāt] n. [OFr, flat object < fem. of plat, flat < VL * plattus < Gr platys, broad, flat: see PLATY ] 1. a smooth, flat, relatively thin piece of metal or other material 2. a sheet of metal made by beating, rolling, or casting 3. a) any… … English World dictionary
petri plate — n. [also P p ] a petri dish containing culture medium * * * … Universalium
petri plate — n. [also P p ] a petri dish containing culture medium … English World dictionary
plate — 1. [TA] In anatomy, a thin, relative flat, structure. SYN: lamina [TA]. 2. A metal bar perforated for screws applied to a fractured bone to maintain the ends in apposition. 3. The agar layer within a Petri dish or similar … Medical dictionary
Plate reader — Microplate Readers (also known as Plate readers) are laboratory instruments designed to detect biological, chemical or physical events of samples in microtiter plates. They are widely used in research, drug discovery, bioassay validation, quality … Wikipedia
Petri plate — a Petri dish containing a nutrient medium ready for inoculation with the microorganism to be cultured … Medical dictionary
petri plate — noun see petri dish … Useful english dictionary
plate culture — a culture grown on a medium, usually agar or gelatin, on a Petri dish … Medical dictionary
