"heteroplate" meaning in All languages combined

See heteroplate on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: heteroplates [plural]
Etymology: From hetero- + plate. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|hetero|plate}} hetero- + plate Head templates: {{en-noun}} heteroplate (plural heteroplates)
  1. A sheet of culture medium designed to allow the formation (and subsequent counting) of heterotrophic bacterial colonies, especially as a means of evaluating drinking water

Inflected forms

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