petri

See also: Petri, pétri, petrí, and pêtri

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpiːtɹi/
  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛtɹi/

Noun

petri (plural petris)

  1. (informal, microbiology) Ellipsis of petri dish.
    Synonyms: Petri dish, petri dish

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin petreus, from petra (stone, rock).

Pronunciation

Adjective

petri (feminine pètria, masculine plural petris, feminine plural pètries)

  1. (relational) stone; stony
    meteorits petrisstony meteorites
  2. (figurative) stolid, steadfast
    una constitució pètriaa rock solid constitution

Further reading

Ido

Noun

petri

  1. plural of petro
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