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in-vitro

in-vitro is the alternative spelling of in vitro.

Meaning of in vitro

Adjective

in vitro (not comparable)

  1. In an artificial environment outside the living organism.
    • In recent years, scientists have moved beyond in vitro fertilization. They are starting to assemble stem cells that can organize themselves into embryolike structures.2017 March 21, Carl Zimmer, “A New Form of Stem-Cell Engineering Raises Ethical Questions”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 23 Mar 2017
    Antonyms:
    in vivo

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What is in-vitro the alternative spelling of?
In-vitro is the alternative spelling of in vitro.

Words near in-vitro in the dictionary

  1. in-trees
  2. in-turn
  3. in-turns
  4. in-universe
  5. in-vehicle
  6. in-vitro
  7. in-vitro fertilisation
  8. in-vitro fertilisations
  9. in-vitro fertilization
  10. in-vitro fertilizations
  11. in-winter

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