cocultivation
noun
co·cul·ti·va·tion
ˌkō-ˌkəl-tə-ˈvā-shən 
variants
or co-cultivation
: cultivation of two types of cells or tissue in the same medium
cocultivation of unrelated bacterial strains
cocultivate
transitive verb
or co-cultivate
cocultivated or co-cultivated; cocultivating or co-cultivating
a tumor cell line cocultivated with activated macrophages
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“Cocultivation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cocultivation. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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cocultivation
noun
co·cul·ti·va·tion
ˌkō-ˌkəl-tə-ˈvā-shən
: cultivation of two types of cell or tissue in the same medium
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