coproculture

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noun

The culture of feces, typically in order to detect microorganisms within it.

OriginEnglish culture ← Middle French culture ← Latin cultūra →
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Meanings

nouncoproculture (plural coprocultures)

plural coprocultures

  1. biologyThe culture of feces, typically in order to detect microorganisms within it.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱekʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱókʷr̥
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱókʷ-ro-s
  4. Ancient Greekκόπρος (kópros)
  5. Englishcopro-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  8. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  9. Latincolō
  10. Latincultūra
  11. Middle Frenchculture
  12. Englishculture
  13. Englishcoproculture

From copro- + culture.

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Translations

Italian coprocoltura
  • coprocolturaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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