petri dishes

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

Meanings

petri dishes1

noun
  1. pluralplural of petri dish

Petri dishes2

noun
  1. pluralplural of Petri dish
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