subculturing
Speech parts
1. subculturing - Noun
2. subculturing - Verb
Meaning
subculturing
present participle of subculture
subculturing (plural subculturings)
The preparation of a subculture
Synonyms
Examples
Their work included subculturing virulent strains of the tubercle bacillus and testing different culture media.
They noted a glycerin-bile-potato mixture grew bacilli that seemed less virulent, and changed the course of their research to see if repeated subculturing would produce a strain that was attenuated enough to be considered for use as a vaccine.