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in vitro

in vitro adjective: in an artificial environment outside the living organism.

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
    • So you know, we have a good case with an increasing body of evidence, supported by a trifecta of research from human epidemiology, animal and in vitro studies, which suggests that prenatal acetaminophen or paracetamol might alter fetal development, increasing the risk of neurodevelopmental...2025 September 22, Lauren Gardner, “Co-author of study linking Tylenol to autism says pain reliever still an option”, in POLITICO
    Antonyms:
    in vivo

Adverb

in vitro (not comparable)

  1. In an artificial environment outside the living organism.
    Antonyms:
    in vivo

in vitro meaning in Tamil and Persian

in vitro in Tamil

ஆய்வுக்கூடச் சோதனை முறை, வெளிச் சோதனை முறை, புறத்தில்

in vitro in Persian

adjective: in an artificial environment outside the living organism
در جام dar jâm

Antonyms of in vitro

Forms of in vitro

alternative formin-vitro

Origin of in vitro

Borrowed from Latin in vitro, from vitrum (“glass”).

Words formed from in vitro

Questions about in vitro

What does in vitro mean?
In vitro means in an artificial environment outside the living organism.
What is in vitro in Tamil?
In vitro in Tamil is ஆய்வுக்கூடச் சோதனை முறை, வெளிச் சோதனை முறை, புறத்தில். See In vitro meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is in vitro?
In vitro can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near in vitro in the dictionary

  1. in view of
  2. in vigilance
  3. in vino veritas
  4. in virtue of
  5. in virtue of which
  6. in vitro
  7. in vitro fertilisation
  8. in vitro fertilisations
  9. in vitro fertilization
  10. in vitro fertilizations
  11. in vivo

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