miniculture

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/ˈmɪniˌkʌlt͡ʃə(ɹ)/

noun

Small-scale culture (of bacteria, or figuratively).

OriginEnglish culture ← Middle French culture ← Latin cultūra →
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Meanings

nounminiculture (plural minicultures)

plural minicultures

  1. Small-scale culture (of bacteria, or figuratively).

Origin

  1. LatinMinius
  2. Latinminium
  3. Italianminio
  4. Italianminiare
  5. Italianminiatura
  6. Englishminiature
  7. Englishmini-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  10. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  11. Latincolō
  12. Latincultūra
  13. Middle Frenchculture
  14. Englishculture
  15. Englishminiculture

From mini- + culture.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 微型培養 /微型培养, 小規模培養 /小规模培养
  • 微型培養 /微型培养 (wēixíng péiyǎng)small-scale culture
  • 小規模培養 /小规模培养 (xiǎo guīmó péiyǎng)small-scale culture
Finnish pienviljelmä
  • pienviljelmäsmall-scale culture
French miniculture
  • miniculturesmall-scale culture
Cite this entry
APA

miniculture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miniculture

MLA

“miniculture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miniculture. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “miniculture,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miniculture.

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