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"English nouns",
"English terms prefixed with sub-",
"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"English verbs",
"en:Collectives"
],
"etymology_templates": [
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"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "sub-",
"3": "culture"
},
"expansion": "sub- + culture",
"name": "af"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From sub- + culture.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "subcultures",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "subculturing",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "subcultured",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "subcultured",
"tags": [
"past"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {},
"expansion": "subculture (third-person singular simple present subcultures, present participle subculturing, simple past and past participle subcultured)",
"name": "en-verb"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"English terms with quotations",
"en:Biology"
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1990, Heidi F. Kaeppler et al., “Silicon carbide fiber-mediated DNA delivery into plant cells”, in Plant Cell Reports, volume 9, number 8",
"text": "Cultures were subcultured by 20-fold dilution into fresh MS2D medium approximately every 7 d.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To transfer (microorganisms) to a fresh growth medium in order to start a new culture"
],
"links": [
[
"biology",
"biology"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(biology) To transfer (microorganisms) to a fresh growth medium in order to start a new culture"
],
"topics": [
"biology",
"natural-sciences"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈsʌbˌkʌltʃɚ/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
}
],
"word": "subculture"
}
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