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cultured

adjective

cul·​tured ˈkəl-chərd How to pronounce cultured (audio)
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: produced under artificial conditions
cultured viruses
cultured pearls

Examples of cultured in a Sentence

the most highly cultured period of the country's long history
Recent Examples on the Web Colorized transmission electron micrograph of monkeypox virus particles (red) found within an infected cell (blue), cultured in the laboratory. Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2024 Shop Sonam Kapoor's Open Door Such design derring-do is part of Kapoor’s DNA, traceable back in a matriarchal line of cultured women with a talent for interiors. Cosmo Brockway, Architectural Digest, 12 Aug. 2024 Usually, in order to check drinking water for bacteria, a sample of that water must be cultured in a Petri dish for 12 to 48 hours. Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 12 Aug. 2024 Furthermore, when the infectivity of these viruses was evaluated in cultured cells, KP.3 needed a lower amount of virus to cause an infection compared to LB.1 and KP.2.3, which both required roughly the same amount of virus as JN.1. Ritsuko Kawai, WIRED, 24 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for cultured 

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1746, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of cultured was circa 1746

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“Cultured.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cultured. Accessed 23 Sep. 2024.

Kids Definition

cultured

adjective
1
2
: produced under artificial conditions
cultured viruses
cultured pearls

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