microplaten.
/ˈmʌɪkrə(ʊ)pleɪt/, U.S. /ˈmaɪkroʊˌpleɪt/ 1. Chiefly Biology. A plate adapted for use in a microtechnique; esp. a microwell plate.
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1918 J. Bronfenbrenner & M. J. Schlesinger in Jrnl. Med. Res. 39 267 The micro plate is serviceable only with the tests permitting the use of agar, gelatin, or similar semi-solid strata.
1921 Jrnl. Infectious Dis. 28 176 (title) Improved technic for the micro or little plate method of counting bacteria in milk.
1962 Internat. Jrnl. Allergy & Appl. Immunol. 21 137 Four microplate and two macroplate techniques for analysis of immunoprecipitation methods in gel are compared.
1988 Nature 11 May 158/1 Every well of the microplate also contains a complex, low-concentration nutrient medium along with the redox dye chemistry.
2000 Jrnl. Immunol. Methods 23 39 Since all steps were performed in 96-well microplates, many clinical samples could be analyzed at the same time.
2. Geology. A relatively small lithospheric plate.
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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > [noun] > lithospheric plate
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1972 Nature 4 Feb. 253/2 From the point of view of plate tectonics the Mediterranean is a complicated part of the world, being a region of numerous small interacting plates (microplates) rather than a part of one large one.
1983 J. McPhee In Suspect Terrain 137 Taiwan is the vanguard of a lithospheric microplate and consists of pieces of island arc preceded by an accretionary wedge of materials coming off the China Plate.
1997 New Scientist 20 Dec. 6/2 A complicated junction of tectonic plates, with Africa diving under Europe and some microplates caught in between, has created a maze of faults.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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