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culture

 
/ˈkʌl·tʃər/ n [C] (ARTIFICIAL GROWTH)

Definition

biology the growing of a group of microorganisms (= very small organisms) or other cells in an artificial environment for scientific purposes, or a group of organisms so grown
(Definition of culture n (ARTIFICIAL GROWTH) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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