culture

The shared beliefs, habits, history, and ways of living of a group of people.

• Food is part of our culture.
• She enjoys learning about other cultures.
• The festival celebrates local culture.

Similar words: way of life

Common phrases: local culture, popular culture, culture and traditions, national culture

A group of bacteria grown together, usually for study or testing.

• The culture contains bacteria.
• They grew several cultures in the laboratory.
• A culture from the sample revealed the infection.

Common phrases: bacterial culture, culture sample, grow a culture

To grow bacteria or cells in carefully controlled conditions, usually for study.

• They culture bacteria in small dishes.
• The researchers cultured cells from the sample.
• Can we culture this tissue in the laboratory?

Similar words: grow, cultivate

Common phrases: culture bacteria, culture cells, culture tissue