pure culture

noun

1
: a culture containing a growth of a single kind of organism free from other organisms
2
: a culture containing the descendants of a single organism whether free from all organisms of other kinds or not

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“Pure culture.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/pure%20culture. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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