coproculture

coproculture

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱókʷr̥
Proto-Indo-European *ḱókʷ-ro-sder.
Ancient Greek κόπρος (kópros)
English copro-
Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁-e-ti
Proto-Italic *kʷelō
Latin colō
Proto-Indo-European *-tew-?
Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂?
Latin -tūra
Latin cultūrader.
Middle French cultureder.
English culture
English coproculture

    From copro- + culture.

    Noun

    coproculture (plural coprocultures)

    1. (biology) The culture of feces, typically in order to detect microorganisms within it.

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