cryoculture

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noun

A culture (of cells or tissue) made at a low temperature

OriginEnglish culture ← Middle French culture ← Latin cultūra →
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Meanings

nouncryoculture (plural cryocultures)

plural cryocultures

  1. biologyA culture (of cells or tissue) made at a low temperature

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκρῠ́ος (krŭ́os)
  2. Englishcryo-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  5. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  6. Latincolō
  7. Latincultūra
  8. Middle Frenchculture
  9. Englishculture
  10. Englishcryoculture

From cryo- + culture.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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