microdilution

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noun

A technique used to measure antibiotic susceptibility in which the drug is diluted in a broth

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Meanings

nounmicrodilution (countable and uncountable, plural microdilutions)

plural microdilutions

  1. countableuncountableA technique used to measure antibiotic susceptibility in which the drug is diluted in a broth

Origin

From micro- + dilution.

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APA

microdilution. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microdilution

MLA

“microdilution.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microdilution. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microdilution,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microdilution.

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