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culture medium

A liquid or gelatinous substance containing nutrients in which microorganisms or tissues are cultivated for scientific purposes.

culture medium

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Microbiology) a nutritive substance, such as an agar gel or liquid medium, in which cultures of bacteria, fungi, animal cells, or plant cells are grown

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culture medium - (bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms

medium

food, nutrient - any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

bacteriology - the branch of medical science that studies bacteria in relation to disease

agar, nutrient agar - any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent

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