# culturing

Pronunciation: say "KUL-cher-ing" /ˈkʌlt͡ʃəɹɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The act or process of growing or maintaining a culture, especially of bacteria.
   - Simple: The act of growing tiny living things, like bacteria, in a lab so they can be studied.
   - _The culturing of these samples took place in a sterile incubator over several days._
   - _Successful culturing depends on keeping the growth medium free of contamination._

## Verb

2. Present participle and gerund of culture. — present participle and gerund of culture
   - Simple: Present participle of culture. Use this form for the action happening right now.
   - _The technicians are culturing cells taken from the tissue sample._
   - _By culturing the yeast overnight, they produced enough for the experiment._

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