English Explanatory Dictionary

coproculture

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The culture of feces, typically in order to detect microorganisms within it.

Word forms

coproculture coprocultures

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.

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