Meanings
nounculture medium (plural culture media)
plural culture media
- biologyA liquid or gel, containing nutrients, that is used to cultivate microorganisms.
Synonyms: growth medium
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA liquid or gel, containing nutrients, that is used to cultivate microorganisms.
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noun(bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 培養基 /培养基
- 培養基 /培养基 (péiyǎngjī)liquid or gel, containing nutrients
Czech živná půda
- živná půdaliquid or gel, containing nutrients
Finnish elatusaine
- elatusaineliquid or gel, containing nutrients
French milieu de culture, substrat
- milieu de cultureliquid or gel, containing nutrients
- substratliquid or gel, containing nutrients
German Nährmedium, Kulturmedium
- Nährmediumliquid or gel, containing nutrients
- Kulturmediumliquid or gel, containing nutrients
Indonesian media biakan
- media biakanliquid or gel, containing nutrients
Japanese 培地
- 培地 (baichi)liquid or gel, containing nutrients
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culture medium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/culture%20medium
MLA
“culture medium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/culture%20medium. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “culture medium,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/culture%20medium.
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