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Petri dish
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a shallow, circular, transparent dish with a lid, commonly used in laboratories to culture and study microorganisms
Example
The scientist placed the bacterial sample in a Petri dish to observe its growth over several days.
Fungi colonies began to appear in the Petri dish after just 24 hours of incubation.
The Petri dish was sterilized before use to prevent contamination of the experiment.
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