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1Plate count agar — (PCA) is a microbiological growth medium commonly used to assess or to monitor total bacterial growth of a sample. PCA is not a selective medium. The composition of plate count agar may vary, but typically it contains (w/v): [cite book… …
2plate — 1. [TA] In anatomy, a thin, relative flat, structure. SYN: lamina [TA]. 2. A metal bar perforated for screws applied to a fractured bone to maintain the ends in apposition. 3. The agar layer within a Petri dish or similar …
3Plate heat exchanger — A plate heat exchanger is a type of heat exchanger that uses metal plates to transfer heat between two fluids. This has a major advantage over a conventional heat exchanger in that the fluids are exposed to a much larger surface area because the… …
4Plate detector (radio) — A plate detector is a vacuum tube detector circuit used in A.M. radios. This circuit employs a tube with an indirectly heated cathode, typically a medium mu triode, or a tetrode or pentode with a sharp cut off control grid. Rectification of R.F.… …
5Plate girder bridge — BridgeTypePix type name = Plate Girder Bridge image title = Deck type sibling names = Trestle, truss bridge, moon bridge descendent names = Leaf bascule, Tubular bridge ancestor names = Beam bridge carries = Pedestrians, automobiles, trucks,… …
6plate — 1. In cartography: a. a printing plate of zinc, aluminum, or engraved copper; b. collective term for all “states” of an engraved map reproduced from the same engraved printing plate; c. all detail to appear on a map or chart which will be… …
7plate culture — a culture grown on a medium, usually agar or gelatin, on a Petri dish …
8plate — 1. Verb: to distribute a thin film of micro organisms or plant cells onto a solid medium. 2. Noun: refers to the two segments of a Petri dish or similar …
9Agar plate — Infobox Laboratory equipment name = Agar plate caption = An agar plate streaked with microorganisms isolated from a deep water sponge. Individual colonies may be seen center right. acronym = other names = uses = Culturing inventor = manufacturer …
10Vickers Medium Mark I — Vickers tanks on the move in England in the 1930 s Type Medium tank Place of origin …
