cultured

adjective

cul·​tured ˈkəl-chərd How to pronounce cultured (audio)
Synonyms of culturednext
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: produced under artificial conditions
cultured viruses
cultured pearls

Examples of cultured in a Sentence

the most highly cultured period of the country's long history
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Human adipose tissue is processed into small pellets and cultured in suspension, allowing cells to reorganize and differentiate without extensive manipulation. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 Jan. 2026 The daughter of an engineer, she was raised in a cultured bourgeois household in the affluent 16th arrondissement and studied ballet at the Conservatoire de Paris. Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 28 Dec. 2025 Researchers used the cultured cells to print about 300 transparent implants with Precise Bio's regenerative platform. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Dec. 2025 Now a new study in mice and cultured human cells could explain why. Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 10 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cultured

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1746, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of cultured was circa 1746

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“Cultured.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cultured. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.

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cultured

adjective
1
2
: produced under artificial conditions
cultured viruses
cultured pearls

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