culture

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culture
ˈkʌltʃə Listen
Meanings
noun
  • the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively.
    E.g. 20th century popular culture
  • the ideas, customs, and social behaviour of a particular people or society.
    E.g. Afro-Caribbean culture
  • the cultivation of bacteria, tissue cells, etc. in an artificial medium containing nutrients.
    E.g. the cells proliferate readily in culture
  • the cultivation of plants.
    E.g. this variety of lettuce is popular for its ease of culture
verb
  • maintain (tissue cells, bacteria, etc.) in conditions suitable for growth.
    E.g. several investigators have attempted to culture biliary cells

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