microplate

mi·cro·plate
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/ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌpleɪt/

noun

A flat plate with multiple "wells" used as small test tubes.

Similar
assay platemicrotiter plate
OriginEnglish plate ← Middle English plate ← Old French plate →
UncommonScrabble 16
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Meanings

nounmicroplate (plural microplates)

plural microplates

  1. A flat plate with multiple "wells" used as small test tubes.
  2. geographyA relatively small tectonic plate.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
assay platemicrotiter plate
Also see
assay platemicrotiter plate

Origin

  1. Englishmicro-
  2. Vulgar Latin*platta
  3. Old Frenchplate
  4. Middle Englishplate
  5. Englishplate
  6. Englishmicroplate

From micro- + plate.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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