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in vitro was found in the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary at the entries listed below.

in preposition INSIDE
in preposition INTO
in preposition PART
in preposition DURING
in preposition NO MORE THAN
in preposition BEFORE THE END
in preposition EXPERIENCING
in preposition EXPRESSED
in preposition RESULT
in preposition ARRANGEMENT
in preposition AGE/TEMPERATURE
in preposition INVOLVED
in preposition WEARING
in preposition COMPARING AMOUNTS
in preposition CHARACTERISTIC
in preposition CAUSE
in adverb FROM OUTSIDE
in adverb AT PLACE
in adverb INSIDE
in adverb TRANSPORT
in adverb GIVEN
in adverb COAST
in adverb COMPLETION
in adverb SPORT
in adjective
-in suffix
in- prefix
all-in-one adjective
all-in-one noun
all-in wrestling noun
babe in arms noun
boxed in adjective, at
break-in noun
brother-in-law noun
built-in adjective
call-in noun
check-in (desk) noun
C-in-C noun
commander-in-chief noun
daughter-in-law noun
diamond in the rough noun
drive-in adjective
drive-in noun
dyed-in-the-wool
father-in-law noun
hole in the heart noun
hole in the wall noun MONEY
hole in the wall noun BUILDING
in absentia adverb
in-between adjective
in-box noun
in-built adjective
in camera adverb
in-depth adjective
in extremis adverb
in-flight adjective
in-group noun
in-home adjective
in-house adjective/adverb
in-joke noun
in-laws plural noun
in-line skate noun
in-line skating noun
in loco parentis adjective/adverb
in-residence adjective
in-service adjective
in situ adjective/adverb
in-store adjective
in toto adverb
in-tray noun
in vitro adjective/adverb
in vitro fertilization noun
-in-waiting suffix
in-your-face adjective
jack-in-the-box noun
just-in-time adjective
lady-in-waiting noun
lead-in noun
lie-in noun, at
live-in adjective RELATIONSHIP
live-in adjective WORK
lock-in noun
lock-in noun FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENT
look-in noun
love-in noun
mother-in-law noun
once-in-a-lifetime adjective
opt-in noun, at
phone-in noun
piggy in the middle noun
Postgraduate Certificate in Education noun
pull-in noun
ring-in noun
rooming-in noun
run-in noun
second-in-command noun
shoo-in noun
sister-in-law noun
sit-in noun
son-in-law noun
stand-in noun
stick-in-the-mud noun
stock-in-trade noun
swearing-in noun, at
teach-in noun
theatre in the round noun
tie-in noun
tie-in adjective, at tie-in (noun)
toad-in-the-hole noun
tongue-in-cheek adjective
trade-in noun
walk-in adjective STORAGE
walk-in adjective NOT ARRANGED
in between preposition/adverb, at between (preposition/adverb) TIME
C-in-C noun, at commander-in-chief (noun)
comrade-in-arms noun, at comrade (noun) FRIEND
cue in verb, at cue (verb)
built-in adjective, at in-built (adjective)
in-box noun, at in-tray (noun)
in-yer-face adjective, at in-your-face (adjective)
livable in adjective, at livable (adjective) PLACE
call-in noun, at phone-in (noun)
plug-in noun, at plugin (noun)
in-line skate noun, at Rollerblade (noun)
diamond in the rough noun, at rough diamond (noun)
hammer sth in, at
break sth in, at
fill in, at
in accordance with a rule/law/wish/etc.
in actual fact
in actuality
in addition (to)
in aid of sb/sth
all in all
be in the altogether
lie/wait in ambush
in anticipation (of)
put in an appearance
arm in arm
in the ascendant
in attendance
be big in somewhere/sth
be in bloom
in a body
in bold (type/print)
be in breach of sth
break out in a rash/spots/sweat
in brief
in bud
in bulk
in cahoots (with)
in calf
in care
care in the community
in that case
in any case
(just) in case
in the case of sth/sb
a case in point
get caught up in sth
in chains
in chambers
in charge
hold/keep sth in check
in check
be in a class of your own
be in a class by itself/of its own
in the classroom
be in a cleft stick
live/be in cloud-cuckoo-land
coining it (in)
come in handy/useful, etc.
come in first/second, etc.
have sth in common
in common with sb/sth
in conclusion
be in conference
in confidence
in connection with sth
hold sb/sth in contempt
a contradiction in terms
in convoy
in the course of time
in those days
in a daze
in depth
in the depth(s) of sth
in detail
be in difficulties
be in difficulty, at be in difficulties
dig sb in the ribs
in disguise
be mentioned in dispatches
in dispute
in the distance
in the distant past/future
in the not-too-distant future
be in a dither about sth
in the doldrums
in double-quick time
in doubt
in dribs and drabs
in high dudgeon
in due course
in deadly earnest
in earnest
be in earnest
in effect
in embryo
be employed in doing sth
be in sb's employ
be in employment
in the end
engage sb in conversation
be enshrined in sth
in its entirety
in essence
in the event
in the event of sth
in any event
in either event
in that event
in every way
in the extreme
in (actual) fact, at as a matter of fact
in (all) fairness
in your favour
find in sb's favour
be in fear of your life
in fine/good fettle
in single/double figures
in the final analysis
in the first place
in the first instance
be in no fit state to do sth
in floods of tears
live in a fool's paradise
in force
be in good/great, etc. form, at be on good/great, etc. form
in formation
in front
in front of
in full
in full flow
be in full swing
in full view
in future
in the future, at in future
gap in the market
in general
be in the general interest
in days gone by
be/play in goal
be grounded in sth
in heat, at on heat
in herself
be in hiding/go into hiding
in hock
in honour of sb/sth
in their hordes
hove in(to) sight/view
in a huff
in between
in that
be in and out of somewhere
be in its infancy
in the interim
in jeopardy
in jest
in sb's judgment
in your keeping
in safe keeping
be like a kid in a candy store
be in the know
be lacking in sth
be/live in la-la land
be in leaf/come into leaf
lie in state
in lieu (of)
not get a look-in
be in love
fall in love (with sb)
in the main
major in sth
in the manner of sth
in the market for sth
in the meantime
in the midst of sth
all in the/your mind
bear/keep sth in mind
go over sth in your mind
turn sth over in your mind, at go over sth in your mind
in miniature
in mint condition
be/become mired (down) in something
in all modesty
at this moment in time
money in sth
in the morning
in the name of sb
in sb's name, at in the name of sb
be in the nature of things
in the near future
in need
be in the news
a nip (in the air)
hand/give in your notice
in the nude
in a nutshell
put in an offer, at make an offer
in the offing
(every) once in a while
once in a lifetime
(all) in one
in order (for sb/sth) to
in order that sth, at in order (for sb/sth) to
leave/put sth in order
in the order of, at of the order of
in the ordinary way
in the original
in other words
in outline
in your own time
in parallel
in parenthesis
in part
in (a) large part
in particular
in passing
in pawn
be in the pay of sb
in perpetuity
in person
get/keep sth in perspective
put sth in(to) perspective
in perspective
in one piece
in place
in place of sb/sth
in plaster
in a cast, at in plaster
be poor in sth
be in a position to do sth
in preference to sth
take pride in sth/sb
in principle
in private
in all probability
in progress
in public
purple in the face/purple with rage
sb/sth in question
in real terms
in this/that regard
in the region of
be UK on/US in general release
in repertory
in residence
author/poet/artist in residence
in retrospect
in return
in reverse (order)
in rhyme
rich in sth
in the right
robed in
a roll in the hay
in rough
in a row
be/lie in ruins
in rut
in the sack
in the saddle
in the sale, at on sale
in search of sth
in season
in section
in every sense
in a sense
in no sense
in one sense, at in a sense
in series
in service
be in service
in any shape or form
be in the shops
be in short supply
in shreds
a slap in the face
not in the slightest
go up in smoke
a snake (in the grass)
be snowed in
in (full) spate
in spite of sth
in spite of yourself
in the spotlight
in stages
have a stake in sth
in state
in sb's stead
stand sb in good stead
in step
in storage
in strength
in a strict sense
in succession
in sum
in short supply
come out in sympathy with sb
in tatters
in tears
in your teens
be in a bad/foul, etc. temper
in the long/medium/short term
in terms of/in ... terms
in no uncertain terms
in strong, etc. terms
in theory
in all things
in the throes of sth
in no time
in next to no time, at in no time
in time
be/live in a time warp
in top form, at on top form
be/get/keep, etc. in touch
in tow, at on tow
be in training for sth
in translation
in transports (of delight)
in a trice
in trim
in truth
in tune
be tuned in
in turn
take it in turn(s), at take turns
the ultimate in sth
in an undertone
in a state of undress
in unison
in a vacuum
in vain
in the van of sth
be versed in sth
in view
be in good voice
in want of
week in, week out, at week after week
in the wild
in the wilds (of somewhere)
in writing
in the wrong
an ace in the hole, at an ace up your sleeve
get/muscle in on the act
in advance
in advance of sth/sb
What's sth in aid of?
in the air
up in the air
be all in
in the last/final analysis
have ants in your pants
for anything (in the world)
be in apple-pie order
in the area/region of
be up in arms
in arrears
get your arse in gear, at get off your arse
back in the day
be backward in coming forward
in your backyard
be in a bad way
be in the bag
in the balance
the ball is in sb's court
be in the same ballpark
be in the (right) ballpark
in the bargain, at into the bargain
have bats in the belfry
Do bears shit in the woods?
beard the lion (in his/her den)
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
be in bed with
in bed
You've made your bed and now you must lie in it.
have a bee in your bonnet
with the best will in the world
but not in the biblical sense
A bird in the hand (is worth two in the bush).
in your birthday suit
be (down) in black and white
be in the black
see things in black and white
a blessing in disguise
In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
in the blink of an eye
in blissful ignorance
be in the/your blood
be in blossom
once in a blue moon
until you are blue in the face
be in bondage to sth
be in sb's good/bad books
in my book
put the boot in
born with a silver spoon in your mouth
in the bosom of sth
the boys in blue
in the same breath
broad in the beam
in broad daylight
in buckets
in the buff
Rome wasn't built in a day.
like a bull in a china shop
have a bun in the oven
burn a hole in sb's pocket
be in business
not be in the business of
butter wouldn't melt in sb's mouth
have butterflies (in your stomach)
in the can
go cap in hand to sb
in sb's capable hands
be in the cards, at be on the cards
without a care in the world
not a care in the world, at without a care in the world
carved in stone
be cast in the same mould
castles in the air
look like something the cat brought/dragged in
not have a cat in hell's chance
not have a snowball's chance in hell, at not have a cat in hell's chance
chink in sb's armour
go/run round in circles
Keep a civil tongue in your head!
be in the clear
live/be in clover
in the club
a cog in a/the machine
in cold blood
in the cold light of day
show sb in their true colours
be in command (of yourself)
in commission
be in good company
in concert
in all conscience
in good conscience, at in all conscience
be in convulsions
be in a tight corner
caught in the crossfire
in full cry
a damsel in distress
be dancing in the streets
be in the dark
all in a day's work
day in day out
have your day in court
in all my (born) days
in my day
in this day and age
be dead in the water
in the dead of night/winter
be in at the death
be in deep water
deep in thought
jump in at the deep end
throw sb in at the deep end, at jump in at the deep end
make/put a dent in sth
in the brain/looks department
in the depth(s) of somewhere
in the depth(s) of winter
or die in the attempt
dig your heels in
dip a/your toe in (the water)
a dog in the manger
in the doghouse
done in
all done in, at done in
in small doses
come/go down in the world
be (living) in a dream world
in a dream
in your dreams!
be in the driving seat
be in the driver's seat, at be in the driving seat
a drop in the ocean
a drop in the bucket, at a drop in the ocean
There wasn't a dry eye in the house.
(down) in the dumps
be up to your ears in sth
go in one ear and out the other
the easiest thing in the world
put all your eggs in one basket
be in your element
an elephant in the room
It'll (all) end in tears.
be one in the eye for sb
be up to your eyes in sth
have eyes in the back of your head
in sb's eyes
keep your eye in
be up to your eyeballs in sth
be in your face
in the face of sth
All's fair in love and war.
put/place your faith in sth/sb
fall in love
fall in line
be in the family way
life in the fast lane
The fat is in the fire.
speak in sb's favour
a feather in your cap
feel it in your bones
find it in your heart to do sth
have a finger in every pie
have a finger in the pie
have your fingers in the till
in the firing line
in the line of fire, at in the firing line
be in the first flush of
be a big fish in a small pond
There are plenty more fish in the sea.
fish in troubled waters
in fits (of laughter)
go up in flames
a flash in the pan
in a flash
send sb away with a flea in their ear
in the flesh
in flower
in the flower of sb's youth
in a flutter
fly in the face of sth
fly in the ointment
in foal
follow in sb's footsteps
get a/your foot in the door
have a foot in both camps
have one foot in the grave
put your foot in it
put your foot in your mouth, at put your foot in it
hardly/barely put one foot in front of the other
set foot in somewhere
A friend in need (is a friend indeed).
have friends in high places
have a frog in your throat
be in the front line
be in full cry
in the fullness of time
be in a funk
Garbage in, garbage out
Get in there!
People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
bask/bathe in reflected glory
all in good time
in good faith
in good time
turn in your grave
turn over/spin in your grave, at turn in your grave
be in the grip of sth
be in the groove
be stuck in a groove
get in sb's hair
go hand in hand with sth
hand in glove
hand in hand
have sth in hand
in hand
the job/matter in hand
keep your hand in
put your hand in your pocket
hang on in there
hang in there, at hang on in there
be back in harness
in harness with
have it in you
have it in for sb
be in over your head
bury/have your head in the sand
do sb's head in
have your head (buried/stuck) in a book
have your head in the clouds
head over heels (in love)
be like a deer/rabbit caught in the headlights
collapse/fall in a heap
heart in your boots
your heart in your mouth
her/his heart is in the right place
your heart isn't in it
in your heart of hearts
in the heat of the moment
in himself
be in a hole
be in the hole
a hole in one
make a hole in sth
need sth like you need a hole in the head
not have a hope in hell
draw/pull in your horns
be in hot water
in hot pursuit
in the hot seat
in sb's hour of need
get/put your own house in order
be nothing/not much/very little in it
in all
in all honesty/seriousness/truthfulness
be/get in with sb
in on sth
be well in there
in sb's infinite wisdom
in inverted commas
have a few/several, etc. irons in the fire
an iron hand/fist in a velvet glove
Many a true word is spoken in jest.
the jewel in the crown
be joined in marriage/matrimony
joker in the pack
go (and) jump in the lake
jump in with both feet
kick in the teeth
a kick in the butt/pants, at a kick up the arse/backside
be in at the kill
move/go in for the kill
in kind
get your knickers in a twist
put/stick the knife in, at put/stick the knife into sb
twist/turn the knife (in the wound)
a knight in shining armour
in knots
wouldn't know sth if it hit you in the face, at wouldn't know sth if you fell over one/it
be in the land of nod
be in the land of the living
in the lap of luxury
in the lap of the gods
in the last resort, at as a last resort
be the last word in sth
late in the day
be in a lather
laugh in sb's face
be in a different league
be in league with sb
not be in the same league
a leap in the dark
not in the least
leave sb in the lurch
leave sb out in the cold
leave a bad taste in your mouth
be out in left field
be a legend in your own lifetime
let sb in on a secret
the man/woman in sb's life
take your life in your hands
in the light of sth
in light of, at in the light of sth
show someone in a bad light
Lightning never strikes twice (in the same place).
like two peas in a pod
be in line for sth
be in line to do sth
be in line to the throne
be in line with sth
have a nice/good etc. line in sth
in the line of duty
live (on) in the memory
live in sin
lived in
be long in the tooth
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
not look sb in the eye/face
be in the loop/be out of the loop
lost in the shuffle
be an actor/athlete/chef, etc. in the making
in the making
the man in the moon
in a manner of speaking
in so many words
Marry in haste, repent at leisure.
the matter in hand
in memory of sb
have method in your madness
be in the middle of sth
(in) the middle of nowhere
(in) midstream
be one in a million
one-in-a-million
have something in mind
in your mind's eye
put you in mind of sth
be in a minority of one
Moderation in all things.
be in the money
not in a month of Sundays
be in no mood for sth/to do sth
be in one of your moods
be in the mood
put/set sth in motion
be down in the mouth
Here's mud in your eye!
in myself
another/the final nail in the coffin
in all but name
in God/heaven's name
in the name of God/heaven, at in God/heaven's name
in name only
in the name of sth
in sth's name, at in the name of sth
in the name of sb/sth
in sb's/sth's name, at in the name of sb/sth
take sb's name in vain
be up to your neck (in sth)
be up to your neck in sth
get it in the neck
a needle in a haystack
in the neighbourhood of sth
in the nick of time
nip sth in the bud
have your nose in a book
nose in the air
there's nothing in sth
put/stick your oar in
the oldest profession in the world
the oldest trick in the book
down in one
Got it in one!
in ones and twos
couldn't organize a piss-up in a brewery
Good things come in small packages.
a pain (in the neck)
a pain in the arse/backside
pain in the ass/butt, at a pain in the arse/backside
pale in comparison
have sb in the palm of your hand
In for a penny, (in for a pound)
in the person of sb
in phase/out of phase
pick holes in sth
be in a (pretty/right) pickle
keep sb in the picture
put sb in the picture
pie in the sky
(all) in one piece
a pig in a poke
put sth/sb in a pigeonhole
in a pinch, at at a pinch
in the pink
Put/Stick that in your pipe and smoke it!
in the pipeline
be pissing in the wind
in the first/second place
A place for everything and everything in its place.
a place in the sun
put sb in their place
be/live in each other's pockets
have sth in your pocket
in sb's pocket
not have a pot to piss in
be in the process of doing sth
in the process
The proof of the pudding (is in the eating).
be in the public eye
be in the pudding club
vanish/go up/disappear in a puff of smoke
put yourself in sb's place/position/shoes
be (like) putty in sb's hands
be quids in
in the raw
be in the red
stand (out) in relief
in good/bad repair
in a good/bad, etc. state of repair, at in good/bad repair
repose trust/confidence/hope in sb/sth
hold sb in high/low repute
in respect of sth
rest in peace
poke/dig sb in the ribs
in ribbons
talk/speak in riddles
be not (quite) right in the head
be not in your right mind
in the right place at the right time
in your own right
rolling in it
rolling in money, at rolling in it
rolling in the aisles
When in Rome (do as the Romans do).
rot in jail/prison, etc.
the rot sets in
in rotation
rub sb's nose in it
run in the family
run round in circles
in the long run
in the short run
in a rut
in safe hands
There's safety in numbers.
in your salad days
be in the same boat
not in the same league
have a/some, etc. say in sth
fannies in the seats, at bums on seats
in secret
see sb in hell before ...
see in the New Year
not know what sb sees in sb/sth
be set in your ways
be in seventh heaven
put/leave sb in the shade
in two shakes (of a lamb's tail)
be in good shape
in the shape of sth
like ships that pass in the night
in shirt-sleeves
be in the shithouse
be in sb's shoes
if I were in your shoes
shoot sth/sb down (in flames)
shoot yourself in the foot
in short
a shot in the arm
a shot in the dark
be shrouded in secrecy/mystery
sunk in thought
sit in judgment on/over sb
skeleton in the/your cupboard/closet
could do sth in their sleep
not have a snowball's chance in hell
Put a sock in it!
soft in the head
there's something in sth
be in the soup
in spades
put/throw a spanner in the works
throw a (monkey) wrench in the works, at put/throw a spanner in the works
in a spin
put a spoke in sb's wheel, etc.
a spring in your step
square peg (in a round hole)
stab sb in the back
stand in the way of sth/sb
stand in sb's way, at stand in the way of sth/sb
stare sb in the face
steeped in blood
step back (in time)
in a stew
stew (in your own juice)
stick in your mind/head/memory
stick in your throat/craw
have a sting in the/its tail
in stitches
A stitch in time (saves nine).
put stock in sth
in your stocking(ed) feet
not be set/carved in stone
not be carved/etched in stone, at not be set/carved in stone
in store
storm in a teacup
tempest in a teapot, at storm in a teacup
straw in the wind
in the strictest confidence
take sth in your stride
take sth in stride, at take sth in your stride
get stuck in
get in a sweat
in tandem
would not do sth for all the tea in China
be in a tearing hurry
in glorious technicolor
in glorious technicolour, at in glorious technicolor
in terror of your life
like a thief in the night
things that go bump in the night
thorn in your flesh/side
throw sth back in sb's face
throw in the towel/sponge
throw up your hands in horror/despair
tie sb (up) in knots
be in a tight corner/spot
all the time in the world
tongue in cheek
with your tongue in your cheek, at tongue in cheek
in too deep
in the teeth of sth
in tow
throw/chuck in the towel
in your tracks
in the tradition of sb/sth
put/set sth in train
every trick in the book
in triplicate
have/get your snout in the trough
when sb was a (mere) twinkle in their father's eye
in the twinkling of an eye
be in two minds
come in useful
in the vicinity of
in view of sth
not be in sb's vocabulary
wait in the wings
lie in wait
in the wake of sth
leave sth in your wake
be in the wars
wash your dirty linen in public
(in) any way, shape or form
in all weathers
well in (with)
in well with, at well in (with)
set the wheels in motion
be in a whirl
in the wilderness
in his/her/their wisdom
a wolf in sheep's clothing
have a word in sb's ear
in a word
in your own words
in words of one syllable
not get a word in edgeways
not get a word in edgewise, at not get a word in edgeways
put in a good word for sb
be in work/out of work
go/come down in the world
move down in the world, at go/come down in the world
go/come up in the world
move up in the world, at go/come up in the world
in a world of your own
in another world, at in a world of your own
what/how/why, etc. in the world
be worth your/its weight in gold
be wrapped up in sth/sb
wrap sb (up) in cotton wool
wrap yourself in the flag
wrapped (up) in secrecy
be wreathed in smiles
written in the stars
in years, at for years
year in year out
in yourself
in the zone

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