petri-

1. variant of petro- before elements of Latin origin.

   petrifaction.

Example Sentences

"To hear that there's going to be the potential of some of these very preventable diseases becoming a petri dish here in our location is troublesome," she said.

From BBC

Federal officials have publicly relished big-footing Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, who have repeatedly warned the city is being used as a “petri dish” for executive force.

From Los Angeles Times

“Everyone’s gonna go bankrupt,” said Anthony Petri, owner of Always Summer Surf School in Malibu.

From Los Angeles Times

Michelle grabs a petri dish that's growing bacteria from a patient with a painful, urinary tract infection that keeps coming back.

From BBC

You can see the leopard print pattern in the petri dish where the phage have been making light work of a bacterial infection that modern medicine was struggling to shift.

From BBC

When To Use

What does petri- mean?

Petri- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “rock” or "stone." It is very occasionally used in scientific terms.Petri- comes from Greek pétra, meaning “rock.” Two Latin translations of pétra are lapis and saxum, both meaning “stone,” which are the roots of terms such as lapis lazuli and saxifrage, respectively. To learn more, check out our entries for both words.What are variants of petri-?When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, petri- becomes petr-, as in petrous, from the Latin equivalent of the form. Another variant of petri- is petro-. Want to know more? Read our Words That Use articles on petr- and petro-.