"plate reader" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: plate readers [plural]
Etymology: From microplate reader. Head templates: {{en-noun}} plate reader (plural plate readers)
  1. (chemistry, biochemistry) A piece of laboratory equipment used to detect the changes that might occur in a microtiter plate. Synonyms: microplate reader

Inflected forms

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