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petri

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for petri.

Editorial note

If economic growth was just like microbe growth in a petri dish, sure, a simple equation would suffice.

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Quick take

A surname from German

Meaning at a glance

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noun

A surname from German

noun

(informal, microbiology) Ellipsis of petri dish.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for petri.

noun

A surname from German

noun

(informal, microbiology) Ellipsis of petri dish.

Example sentences

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If economic growth was just like microbe growth in a petri dish, sure, a simple equation would suffice.

2

It's easy to think that any science should have a nice, clean, reductionist, petri-dish and blood-test approach.

3

Twitter is a petri dish for complaining because it is trivial to setup a vent account and just start whining.

4

Next thing you know, the brain in a petri dish will be a leading light in the Church of Scientology.

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You can argue that the entire earth is a petri dish for a boeing 747.

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Do the cells in a Petri dish behave differently from cells in the patient's body?

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Don't fuck around with this, it's not a rationality petri dish or a debate.

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The universe was not created as a petri dish for technology-producing species.

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Even a medical experiment on human cells in a petri dish is infinitely more complex than a physics experiment, in terms of variables involved.

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Experiments in that direction are of course a slippery slope, but what place other than a hacker forum could be a better petri dish?

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Jasspa's is pretty different from Petri Kutvonen's/Linus Torvald's microemacs, though.

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I think college is at its best as a petri dish for serendipity.

Quote examples

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The "mad scientist" view treats the entire world as a petri dish, and risks ignoring that we're currently sitting in the lifeboat they're rocking.

2

Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg wrote in "How Google Works" that offices should be (and I wish I were making this up) "crowded, messy, and a petri dish for creativity".

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The problems ranged from the kits having no expiration dates, potentially compromising the results, to being difficult to use" One solution seems to be to lead the mold spores land on a Petri dish, incubate the dish, and inspect to see what grows.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use petri in a sentence?

If economic growth was just like microbe growth in a petri dish, sure, a simple equation would suffice.

What does petri mean?

A surname from German

What part of speech is petri?

petri is commonly used as noun.