🧫 Petri Dish

Code Points: U+1F9EB

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🧫 Emoji Meaning

The 🧫 petri dish emoji depicts a shallow, cylindrical, lidded dish used in laboratories for culturing cells, bacteria, and other microorganisms. Its most popular meanings include:

  • Science and Laboratory Work: Represents scientific experiments, research, biology, chemistry, and laboratory work in general. This is the most literal and common meaning.
  • Growth and Cultivation: Can symbolize the growth or development of something, like an idea, a project, or a relationship.
  • Experimentation and Testing: Refers to the act of trying new things, experimenting with different approaches, or testing out theories.
  • Contagion or Spread: In some contexts, especially relating to illness or gossip, can represent the spread of something rapidly.
  • Nerd Culture/Science Enthusiasm: Used to express an interest in science, biology, or nerdy pursuits in general.

Petri Dish Emoji Images

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