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Petri dish en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈpiːtɹi ˌdɪʃ/ (US)
  • /ˈpɛtɹi ˌdɪʃ/
  • (UK) audio

Etymology

Named after German bacteriologist Julius Richard Petri (1852–1921).

Meanings

  1. A shallow glass dish, with a loose-fitting cover, used to culture bacteria.

Forms

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petri dish alternative lexicographic
Petri dishes Number=Plur lexicographic
petri Polite=Infm alternative lexicographic

Translations (24)

fi elatusmalja (dish used to culture bacteria) · cs Petriho miska (dish used to culture bacteria) · tl pinggang Petri (dish used to culture bacteria) · cmn 培養皿 /培养皿 (dish used to culture bacteria) · es cápsula de Petri (dish used to culture bacteria) · fi petrimalja (dish used to culture bacteria) · id cawan petri (dish used to culture bacteria) · pl szalka Petriego (dish used to culture bacteria) · nb petriskål (dish used to culture bacteria) · es placa de Petri (dish used to culture bacteria) · es caja de Petri (dish used to culture bacteria) · nn petriskål (dish used to culture bacteria) · ru ча́шка Пе́три (dish used to culture bacteria) · hu Petri-csésze (dish used to culture bacteria) · nl petrischaal (dish used to culture bacteria) · sv petriskål (dish used to culture bacteria) · mn Петрийн аяга (dish used to culture bacteria) · ms ceper petri (dish used to culture bacteria) · fr boîte de Petri (dish used to culture bacteria) · pt placa de Petri (dish used to culture bacteria) · da petriskål (dish used to culture bacteria) · de Petrischale (dish used to culture bacteria) · id piring makmal (dish used to culture bacteria) · ms piring petri (dish used to culture bacteria)