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单词 petri dish
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petri dish

noun

pe·​tri dish ˈpē-trē- How to pronounce petri dish (audio)
1
: a small shallow dish of thin glass or plastic with a loose cover used especially for cultures in bacteriology
2
: something (such as a place or situation) that fosters development or innovation
the college was a petri dish for radical views

Example Sentences

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Word History

Etymology

Julius R. Petri †1921 German bacteriologist

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

petri dish

noun

pe·​tri dish ˈpē-trē- How to pronounce petri dish (audio)
: a small shallow dish of thin glass or plastic with a loose cover used especially for cultures in bacteriology
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