petri dishes
Bacteria growth plates
Petri dishes are shallow, lidded containers used in laboratories to culture microorganisms or cells.
Named for German bacteriologist Julius Petri, they provide a controlled environment for growing bacteria, fungi, or tissue samples on nutrient media.
Figuratively, a petri dish is any environment where something develops or proliferates: Social media has become a petri dish for misinformation.
- streak plateSurface for mineral identification
- pipettesLiquid-measuring lab tubes
- in vitroIn an artificial environment
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
- sterile environmentSpace without living microorganisms
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- labslab, laboratory, beakers, test tubes, microscope
- science suppliesmicroscopes, microscope, beakers, test tubes, beaker
- microbiologybacteria, bacterium, microbe, microbes, microorganisms
- Biochemistry Labenzymes, proteins, DNA, RNA, amino acids
- lab educationlab work, hands-on learning, experiments, lab reports, lab notebooks
petri dishestest tubes
Narrow laboratory glassware
graduated cylinders · beakers · cuvettes · vials · flasks
petri dishesthe wild
Untamed natural areas
in vivo · natural habitats · natural habitat · ecosystems · ecosystem