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(transitive) to maintain in an environment suitable for growth (especially of bacteria) (compare cultivate)

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culture

Source Word

culture

IPA(Pronunciation)

transitive

(transitive) to maintain in an environment suitable for growth (especially of bacteria) (compare cultivate)

Japanese Meaning

細菌などの微生物が増殖できるよう、適切な環境で維持・育成すること。 / 培養すること。

In the laboratory, technicians culture the wound swabs to check for bacterial infections.

実験室で技術者は創部の綿棒を培養して、細菌感染の有無を調べます。

Sense（1）

(transitive) to maintain in an environment suitable for growth (especially of bacteria) (compare cultivate)

Sense（2）

(transitive) to increase the artistic or scientific interest (in something) (compare cultivate)

cultures

（ present singular third-person ）

culturing

（ participle present ）

cultured

（ participle past ）

cultured

（ past ）