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assay dish

assay dish noun: a small, square glass or plastic dish, having ruled orientation lines that is used in biological experiments such as agar diffusion assays, propagation of bacteria and fungi, culture and screening of bacteria and yeast colonies.

Noun

assay dish (plural assay dishes)

  1. A small, square glass or plastic dish, having ruled orientation lines that is used in biological experiments such as agar diffusion assays, propagation of bacteria and fungi, culture and screening of bacteria and yeast colonies.

Forms of assay dish

pluralassay dishes

Questions about assay dish

What does assay dish mean?
Assay dish means a small, square glass or plastic dish, having ruled orientation lines that is used in biological experiments such as agar diffusion assays, propagation of bacteria and fungi, culture and screening of bacteria and yeast colonies.
What part of speech is assay dish?
Assay dish is a noun.
What is the plural of assay dish?
The plural of assay dish is assay dishes.

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