subculturable

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adjective

That may be made into a subculture

OriginEnglish culturable ← Middle French culture ← Latin cultūra →
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Meanings

adjectivesubculturable (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyThat may be made into a subculture

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  8. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  9. Latincolō
  10. Latincultūra
  11. Middle Frenchculture
  12. Englishculture
  13. Englishculturable
  14. Englishsubculturable

From sub- + culturable.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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