Petri dish

See also: petri dish

English

Alternative forms

petri dish
petri (informal)

Etymology

Named after German bacteriologist Julius Richard Petri (1852–1921).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpiːtɹi ˌdɪʃ/
Audio (US) (file)
IPA^(key): /ˈpɛtɹi ˌdɪʃ/

Noun

Petri dish (plural Petri dishes)

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

Translations

dish used to culture bacteria

Chinese:
Mandarin: 培養皿／培养皿 (zh) (péiyǎngmǐn)
Czech: Petriho miska f
Danish: petriskål c
Dutch: petrischaal (nl) m or f
Finnish: elatusmalja, petrimalja (fi)
French: boîte de Petri (fr) f
German: Petrischale (de) f
Hungarian: Petri-csésze (hu)
Mongolian: Петрийн аяга (Petriin ajaga)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: petriskål m or f

Nynorsk: petriskål f
Portuguese: placa de Petri
Russian: ча́шка Пе́три f (čáška Pétri)
Spanish: placa de Petri f
Swedish: petriskål (sv) c
Tagalog: pinggang Petri

Further reading

Petri dish on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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