| NOUN | substance | culture medium, medium | (bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid / liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms |
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| Meaning | (bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid / liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms. | |
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| Synonym | medium | |
| Category | bacteriology | The branch of medical science that studies bacteria in relation to disease |
| Narrower | agar, nutrient agar | Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent |
| Broader | food, nutrient | Any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue |
| Spanish | medio de cultivo, medio | |
| Catalan | medi de cultiu, medi | |
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