Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

assay dish

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.23 in modern English

Syllables: as-say dish
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small, square glass or plastic dish, having ruled orientation lines that is used in biological experiments such as agar diffusion assays, propagation of bacteria and fungi, culture and screening of bacteria and yeast colonies.

Inflected Forms

assay dishes (plural)

Questions

What does assay dish mean?: A small, square glass or plastic dish, having ruled orientation lines that is used in biological experiments such as agar diffusion assays, propagation of bacteria and fungi, culture and screening of bacteria and yeast colonies.

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