Synonyms of culturing

culturing

verb

present participle of culture

as in growing

to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care

culture bacteria in laboratory dishes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• growing
• cultivating
• producing
• harvesting
• planting
• promoting
• raising
• rearing
• cropping
• tending
• breeding
• dressing
• propagating
• sowing
• ripening
• sprouting
• rooting
• reaping
• gathering
• gleaning
• germinating
• quickening

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• killing
• picking
• plucking
• digging
• pulling (up)
• cutting
• uprooting
• extirpating
• mowing
• haying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of culturing

The bacterium that causes tuberculosis, for example, grows very slowly, so culturing a sample to diagnose an infection can take weeks. — Jason Liebowitz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2026

While these specialties are found across Niigata, the industrial river port city of Nagaoka (nicknamed Fermentation Town) has the ideal climate for culturing. — Adam H. Graham, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Aug. 2026

Another limiting factor is that most previous transformation approaches have relied on tissues from developing seeds that are only available during limited times of the year and require very specialized culturing methods. — Steve Strauss, The Conversation, 22 July 2026

Cheaper imitations and modern methods of culturing have considerably diminished the value of natural pearls since then. — Caitlin Kennedy, Scientific American, 25 Apr. 2026

In fact, the current ISSCR guidelines (2021) suggest culturing human embryo-like structures for fourteen days after conception, as this would not lead to the development of a potential sentient embryo. — Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 28 Mar. 2026

Today, most producers make buttermilk by culturing cow’s milk with lactic acid–producing bacteria (such as Lactococcus lactis and Leuconostoc mesenteroides). — Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026

Skyr is protein-rich (the casein protein left behind during the milk culturing process provides sustained energy) and contains easily digestible natural sugars. — Outside, 10 Dec. 2025