Inoculum
This is important to prevent the inoculating needle from becoming stuck in the agar, taking out pieces of agar while trying to remove the instrument. This agar will get into the inoculum when sterilizing the needle on the flame, causing contamination to your sample.
Having a small amount of something is called "scarce" or "limited."
In a laboratory setting, E. coli is grown by first inoculating a culture medium with a small amount of the bacteria. The culture is then incubated at a specific temperature and under controlled conditions to promote bacterial growth. The bacteria multiply and form colonies, which can be further studied or used for experiments.
A small amount of liquid is typically referred to as a "drop" or a "drip."
A small amount of smoke is often referred to as a whiff or a wisp.
A pat of butter.
Legard Sparham has written: 'Reasons against the practice of inoculating the small-pox'
A small amount of solute in solvent is called a dilute solution. This means the concentration of the solute is low compared to the amount of solvent.
polyps
growth
The small worm-like growth at the end of the cecum is called the appendix.
This is called to fry or more specifically, to sauté.