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🍽️ Not on a plate 🔩 No metal coating 🧫 Not on culture plate
unplated

unplated

8.6
A sample not put on a dish to check for bacteria
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈpleɪtɪd/
  • Specialized
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  • If a sample is unplated, it cannot be used to identify bacterial colonies.

Examples

  • The laboratory report indicated the sample was unplated and could not be analyzed for bacteria.

  • Because the specimen remained unplated, no microbial growth was observed after incubation.

  • The samples were left unplated for further analysis.

  • Make sure the cultures are unplated before storing them.

  • The laboratory report indicated the sample was unplated and could not be analyzed for bacteria.

  • Because the specimen remained unplated, no microbial growth was observed after incubation.

  • If a sample is unplated, it cannot be used to identify bacterial colonies.

Surface Forms

unplated positive

Morphology

unplated = plated (transparent) = un + plate + ed

Meaning is the simple negation of the procedural adjective 'plated' used in laboratory contexts; learners familiar with the verb 'plate' can derive it.

Etymology

The word unplated comes from the prefix un- meaning 'not' and plate meaning the small dish scientists use to grow bacteria. So unplated means a sample that was 'not' put onto a culture plate and therefore cannot be tested for microbial growth.