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subcultivation

subcultivation noun: any fraction (of cells) into which a cultivation is divided when the concentration of cells hampers further growth.

Noun

subcultivation (countable and uncountable, plural subcultivations)

  1. Any fraction (of cells) into which a cultivation is divided when the concentration of cells hampers further growth.

Forms of subcultivation

pluralsubcultivations

Origin of subcultivation

From sub- + cultivation.

Questions about subcultivation

What does subcultivation mean?
Subcultivation means any fraction (of cells) into which a cultivation is divided when the concentration of cells hampers further growth.
What part of speech is subcultivation?
Subcultivation is a noun.
What is the plural of subcultivation?
The plural of subcultivation is subcultivations.

Words near subcultivation in the dictionary

  1. subcult
  2. subcultivate
  3. subcultivated
  4. subcultivates
  5. subcultivating
  6. subcultivation
  7. subcultivations
  8. subcultrate
  9. subcultrated
  10. subcults
  11. subculturable

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