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Petridish

Petridish is the alternative spelling of Petri dish.

Meaning of Petri dish

Noun

Petri dish (plural Petri dishes)

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

Forms of Petridish

pluralPetridishes

Questions about Petridish

What is Petridish the alternative spelling of?
Petridish is the alternative spelling of Petri dish.

Words near Petridish in the dictionary

  1. Petrick
  2. Petricks
  3. petricolid
  4. petricolids
  5. petricolous
  6. Petridish
  7. petridophyte
  8. Petrie
  9. petrifact
  10. petrifaction
  11. petrifactions

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