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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin in vitro (“within the glass”), from vitrum (“glass”).
Adjective
in vitro (not comparable)
- In an artificial environment outside the living organism.
Antonyms
Translations
adjective: in an artificial environment outside the living organism
Adverb
in vitro (not comparable)
- In an artificial environment outside the living organism.
Antonyms
Derived terms
Translations
adverb: in an artificial environment outside the living organism
See also
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin in vitro.
Pronunciation
Prepositional phrase
in vitro
- in vitro
Interlingua
Phrase
in vitro
- in vitro
Italian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Latin in vitrō (literally “in glass”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /in ˈvi.tro/
- Hyphenation: in‧vì‧tro
Adjective
in vitro (invariable)
- in vitro
- Synonym: in provetta
Derived terms
Anagrams
Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Latin in vitro.
Pronunciation
Adjective
in vitro (not comparable, no derived adverb)
- (biology, medicine) in vitro
Adverb
in vitro (not comparable)
- (biology, medicine) in vitro
Further reading
- in vitro in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- in vitro in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Adjective
in vitro (invariable)
- in vitro (in an artificial environment, outside the living organism)
Spanish
Adjective
in vitro (invariable)
- in vitro (in an artificial environment, outside the living organism)
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