Microbiology Laboratory Equipment

noun a person or thing that confines or restrains neutrophils

• The neutrophil-cager is a specialized device used in laboratories to study the behavior of neutrophils.
• I heard they're using a neutrophil-cager in the lab to look at those white blood cells.
• Check out the new gadget, it's like a neutrophil-cager or something.
• Her words acted like a neutrophil-cager, trapping me in a cycle of negative thoughts.

noun a polysaccharide obtained from seaweed, used especially in gel electrophoresis

• Agarose gel electrophoresis is commonly used in molecular biology to separate DNA fragments based on size.
• I need to run the DNA samples on an agarose gel to see the band patterns.
• Let's load the agarose gel with the DNA samples and run the electrophoresis.
• The agarose gel acted like a sieve, separating the DNA fragments into distinct bands.

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.