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Meaning of plate count | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A measure of bacterial contamination of a sample.

uncountable

Examples

“The microbiological quality can be roughly evaluated by analyzing the food for total plate count⟳ (TPC). In some foods, high TPC may indicate⟳ poor quality. Food which appears normal may have⟳ a high TPC, indicating that the food is about to […]”
“The total plate count⟳ for soy flour intended for human consumption should be less than 20,000 per gram; typical analyses of flours made under proper sanitary conditions range from 4,000 to 7,000 per gram.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

plate girder plate glass plate lunch plate mail plate mark plate meal

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