coculture
coculture noun: a cell culture containing two (or sometimes more) different types of cells.
Noun
coculture (plural cocultures)
- A cell culture containing two (or sometimes more) different types of cells.
- The cocultures of HeLa cells and lymphocytes were incubated for 24 hours.
Verb
coculture (third-person singular simple present cocultures, present participle coculturing, simple past and past participle cocultured)
- To culture together, usually with another type of cell
- cells cocultured with macrophages
Forms of coculture
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | cocultures |
| alternative form | co-culture |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | cocultures |
| present participle | coculturing |
| past participle | cocultured |
| past | cocultured |
Origin of coculture
From co- + culture.
Questions about coculture
- What does coculture mean?
- Coculture means a cell culture containing two (or sometimes more) different types of cells.
- What part of speech is coculture?
- Coculture can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of coculture?
- The plural of coculture is cocultures.
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