"colony counter" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: colony counters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} colony counter (plural colony counters)
  1. (microbiology) laboratory equipment used to count colonies of bacteria, or other microorganisms, growing on agar, usually in a Petri dish. Wikipedia link: colony counter Categories (topical): Microbiology
    Sense id: en-colony_counter-en-noun-SqDgkxIG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: biology, microbiology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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