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culture medium

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culture medium
n.
A liquid or gelatinous substance containing nutrients in which microorganisms or tissues are cultivated for scientific purposes.
culture medium
n
(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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Noun1.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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