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mi·cro·cul·ture | \ ˈmī-krō-ˌkəl-chər 
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\Definition of microculture
1 : a microscopic culture of cells or organisms
2 : the culture of a small group of human beings with limited perspective
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microcultural \ ˌmī-krō-ˈkəlch-rəl , -ˈkəl-chə- \ adjective
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microculture
nounmi·cro·cul·ture | \ ˈmī-krō-ˌkəl-chər \
\Medical Definition of microculture
: a microscopic culture of cells or organisms
a microculture of lymphocytes
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microcultural \ ˌmī-krō-ˈkəlch-(ə-)rəl \ adjective
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The first known use of microculture was in 1893
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