agar plate

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Pronunciation

/ˈɑgɑr pleɪt/

Part of Speech

noun

Definition

A solid medium in a Petri dish prepared by pouring sterile molten agar to a depth of three to five millimeters and allowing it to solidify.

Etymology

Malay, from agaragar & Anglo-French, from plate

agar plate
Accepted term: 19-Apr-2016