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heteroplate

heteroplate noun: a sheet of culture medium designed to allow the formation (and subsequent counting) of heterotrophic bacterial colonies, especially as a means of evaluating drinking water.

Noun

heteroplate (plural heteroplates)

  1. A sheet of culture medium designed to allow the formation (and subsequent counting) of heterotrophic bacterial colonies, especially as a means of evaluating drinking water

Forms of heteroplate

pluralheteroplates

Origin of heteroplate

From hetero- + plate.

Questions about heteroplate

What does heteroplate mean?
Heteroplate means a sheet of culture medium designed to allow the formation (and subsequent counting) of heterotrophic bacterial colonies, especially as a means of evaluating drinking water.
What part of speech is heteroplate?
Heteroplate is a noun.
What is the plural of heteroplate?
The plural of heteroplate is heteroplates.

Words near heteroplate in the dictionary

  1. heteroplastic
  2. heteroplastide
  3. heteroplastides
  4. heteroplasties
  5. heteroplasty
  6. heteroplate
  7. heteroplates
  8. heteroploid
  9. heteroploidies
  10. heteroploids
  11. heteroploidy

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