coculture

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noun

A cell culture containing two (or sometimes more) different types of cells.

“cells cocultured with macrophages”

OriginEnglish culture ← Middle French culture ← Latin cultūra →
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Meanings

nouncoculture (plural cocultures)

plural cocultures · alternative co-culture

  1. biologyA cell culture containing two (or sometimes more) different types of cells.

    The cocultures of HeLa cells and lymphocytes were incubated for 24 hours.

verbcoculture (third-person singular simple present cocultures, present participle coculturing, simple past and past participle cocultured)

present singular third person cocultures · participle present coculturing · participle past cocultured · past cocultured · alternative co-culture

  1. biologyTo culture together, usually with another type of cell

    cells cocultured with macrophages

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Latinco-
  7. Englishco-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  10. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  11. Latincolō
  12. Latincultūra
  13. Middle Frenchculture
  14. Englishculture
  15. Englishcoculture

From co- + culture.

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APA

coculture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coculture

MLA

“coculture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coculture. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coculture,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coculture.

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