Phrase guide

in vitro

adj · adv · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

In an artificial environment outside the living organism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: in vivo

2

adv

Meaning 2

In an artificial environment outside the living organism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: in vivo

3

adjective

Meaning 3

in an artificial environment outside the living organism

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • in vitro fertilization

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ex vivo

Antonyms: in vivo

4

adverb

Meaning 4

in an artificial environment outside the living organism

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an egg fertilized in vitro

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ex vivo

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: in vitro — adjective: in an artificial environment outside the living organism
  • Chinese Mandarin: 離體 /离体 (lítǐ) — adjective: in an artificial environment outside the living organism
  • French: in vitro — adjective: in an artificial environment outside the living organism
  • Italian: in vitro — adjective: in an artificial environment outside the living organism
  • Khmer: ក្នុងកែវ (knongkaew) — adjective: in an artificial environment outside the living organism
  • Persian: در جام (dar jâm) — adjective: in an artificial environment outside the living organism
  • Portuguese: in vitro — adjective: in an artificial environment outside the living organism
  • Spanish: in vitro — adjective: in an artificial environment outside the living organism
  • Hungarian: lombikban — adverb: in an artificial environment outside the living organism
  • Hungarian: laboratóriumi körülmények között — adverb: in an artificial environment outside the living organism
  • Hungarian: in vitro — adverb: in an artificial environment outside the living organism