"heteroplate" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From hetero- + plate.",
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        "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"
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          "bacteria",
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          "colonies",
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