noun
Meaning 1
Small-scale culture (of bacteria, or figuratively).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
miniculture
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/ˈmɪniˌkʌlt͡ʃə(ɹ)/
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Paleo-Hispanicbor. Latin Minius Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -um Latin minium Italian minio Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Italian -are Italian miniare Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh2? Latin -tūra Italian -tura Italian miniaturabor. English miniature English mini- Proto-Indo-European *kwelh1- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kwélh1eti Proto-Italic *kwelō Latin colō ▲ Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English miniculture From mini- + culture.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 微型培養 /微型培养 (wēixíng péiyǎng) — small-scale culture
- Chinese Mandarin: 小規模培養 /小规模培养 (xiǎo guīmó péiyǎng) — small-scale culture
- Finnish: pienviljelmä — small-scale culture
- French: miniculture — small-scale culture