petri

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See also: Petri, pétri, petrí, and pêtri

English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

petri (plural petris)

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

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Anagrams[edit]

Pitre, re-tip, retip, tripe

Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian) [ˈpɛ.tɾi]

Adjective[edit]

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

(relational) stone; stony
meteorits petris ― stony meteorites
(figurative) stolid, steadfast
una constitució pètria ― a rock solid constitution

Related terms[edit]

pedra

Further reading[edit]

“petri” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Ido[edit]

Noun[edit]

petri

plural of petro

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