stender dish

stender dish
\\ˈstendə(r)-\ noun
Usage: sometimes capitalized S
Etymology: after William P. Stender 19th century German manufacturer
: a small circular glass dish with vertical walls and loosely fitting cover used in laboratories usually to hold stains, culture media, or specimens

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • Stender dish — Sten·der dish sten dər n a small circular glass dish with vertical walls and loosely fitting cover used in laboratories usu. to hold stains, culture media, or specimens Sten·der shten dər Wilhelm P. German manufacturer. Stender was a manufacturer …   Medical dictionary

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  • Stender — Wilhelm P., 19th century Leipzig manufacturer of scientific apparatus. See S. dish …   Medical dictionary

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