assay-dish

A form of assay dish — A small, square glass or plastic dish, having ruled orientation lines that is used in biological experiments such as agar diffusion assays, propagation of bacteria and fungi, culture and screening of bacteria and yeast colonies.

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Meanings

nounassay-dish (plural assay-dishes)

plural assay-dishes

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of assay dish.
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