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Petri dish
noun
Definition of
Petri dish noun
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Petri dish
noun
ˈpetri dɪʃ
ˈpetri dɪʃ
ˈpiːtri dɪʃ
ˈpiːtri dɪʃ
a shallow covered dish used for growing bacteria, etc. in