multiwelladj.
/ˌmʌltɪˈwɛl/, U.S. /ˌməltiˈwɛl/; see also multi- comb. form. 1. Biology. Of a sample plate: having a number of wells.
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1962 Science 9 Feb. 434/2 The venom concentrations were insufficient to give satisfactory resolution by paper electrophoresis or multi-well agar plates.
1998 Agric. Res. Oct. 15/3 Testing the various rhizobacteria on multiwell tissue-culture plates requires little laboratory space.
2. Having or involving a number of oil wells.
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1964 Oil & Gas Jrnl. 12 Oct. 104/1 The industry must decide what to do about multiwell production platforms that have been sheared off and sunk.
1991 Offshore Engineer Sept. 31 You're up against deeper pay zones and crowded, multi-well drilling programs.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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