tetraculture

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noun

A coculture of four cell types

OriginEnglish culture ← Middle French culture ← Latin cultūra →
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Meanings

nountetraculture (plural tetracultures)

plural tetracultures

  1. A coculture of four cell types

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwóres
  2. Proto-Hellenic*kʷétwores
  3. Ancient Greekτέσσᾰρες (téssăres)
  4. Ancient Greekτετρᾰ- (tetră-)
  5. Englishtetra-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  8. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  9. Latincolō
  10. Latincultūra
  11. Middle Frenchculture
  12. Englishculture
  13. Englishtetraculture

From tetra- + culture.

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APA

tetraculture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetraculture

MLA

“tetraculture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetraculture. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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