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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a petri dish" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a shallow, flat dish used in laboratories for culturing microorganisms or cells.
Example: "The scientist placed the bacteria sample in a petri dish to observe its growth over time."
Alternatives: "a culture dish" or "a laboratory dish".
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Talk about a petri dish".
"It's like a petri dish.
A petri dish of sorts.
Sundance is typically a petri dish.
A petri dish of life-forms.
Our current culture is a petri dish for Personalities.
Kandel removed neurons and placed them in a petri dish.
Liz Bonnin with a Petri dish of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
To Amis, London was a petri dish of sexual experimentation.
"Brooklyn's like a petri dish, it allows us to experiment".
Dr. Spadafora proved the idea worked in a petri dish.
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