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noun
A preliminary culture; a culture prepared in advance of the main experiment
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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verb
To culture in advance, such as before the main phase of an experiment
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh2- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh2i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- Proto-Indo-European *kwelh1- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kwélh1eti Proto-Italic *kwelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh2? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English preculture From pre- + culture.
