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culture medium

DEFINITIONS OF: culture medium

1

n (bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms

Synonyms:
medium
Types:
agar, nutrient agar
any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent
blood agar
a culture medium containing whole blood as the nutrient
Type of:
food, nutrient
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
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