culturable

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adjective

Able to be cultured (grown in a suitable environment)

OriginEnglish culture ← Middle French culture ← Latin cultūra →
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Meanings

adjectiveculturable (comparative more culturable, superlative most culturable)

comparative more culturable · superlative most culturable

  1. biologyAble to be cultured (grown in a suitable environment)

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  3. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  4. Latincolō
  5. Latincultūra
  6. Middle Frenchculture
  7. Englishculture
  8. Englishculturable

From culture + -able.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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