petri

See also: Petri, pétri, petrí, and pêtri

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpiːtɹi/
• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛtɹi/

Noun

petri (plural petris)

1. (informal, microbiology) Ellipsis of petri dish.

   Synonyms: Petri dish, petri dish

Anagrams

• Pitre, re-tip, retip, tripe

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin petreus, from petra (“stone, rock”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈpɛ.tɾi]

Adjective

petri (feminine pètria, masculine plural petris, feminine plural pètries)

1. (relational) stone; stony

   meteorits petris ― stony meteorites

2. (figurative) stolid, steadfast

   una constitució pètria ― a rock solid constitution

Related terms

• pedra

Further reading

• “petri” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Ido

Noun

petri

1. plural of petro