Food Microbiology Terms

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noun a solid gelatinous substance used as a culture medium in petri dishes

  • The scientist carefully prepared the agar plates for bacterial culture.
  • I need to set up the agar plates for the lab experiment.
  • Let's whip up some agar plates for the bacteria to grow on.
  • The agar plates were like a blank canvas for the bacteria to create their art.