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media

media

22 6.1
Prepared liquids or gels scientists use in a lab to grow bacteria and cells
  • noun
  • /ˈmiːdiə/
  • Specialized
translation icon : medio de cultivo
  • The culture of GTU-54 in antibiotic-free media did not promote cell-wall formation.
  • culture media
  • solid media
  • conditioned media

It's, it's in a biological medium where it's getting nutrients and various chemicals from that medium.

Examples

  • Yeasts that are able to grow on minimal media are called prototrophs.

  • The researchers prepared the media to cultivate the cells for their study.

  • And then that is a good candidate for sticking into your growing medium of choice.

  • Now the next thing you're going to need is some kind of media to put the seed in.

  • The addition of naloxone to the incubation media did not influence spontaneous histamine secretion.

    Academic text (1996)
  • In the lab, we use a special media to grow the bacteria for our experiment.

  • Different types of media provide specific nutrients essential for cell growth in laboratories.

Synonyms

medium
vsmedia
  • Specialized
54 6.5

A substance in which bacteria or cells grow for study

is specific to lab substances prepared for growing cells, tissues, or microorganisms
culture medium
vsmedia
  • Specialized
1 4.1

Liquid or solid food that helps bacteria and fungi grow in a lab

is broader, covering lab growth of cells and tissues as well as microbes

Compounds

social media
  • Texting
162 2.3

Websites or apps that let people share messages, photos, and videos online

news media
  • Literature
100 2.3

Organizations like newspapers and TV that report and share news

media attention
  • Literature
37 2.4

Notice or interest from newspapers, TV, and websites

print media
  • Literature
8 3.5

Newspapers and magazines printed on paper, not online

A person who advises organizations and people how to use TV, radio, internet, and newspapers to get public attention

media darling
  • Literature
3 4.8

A person who gets a lot of good attention from the news media

otitis media
  • Specialized
2 4.7

An infection in the middle ear, often in children, that causes ear pain and trouble hearing

2 2.7

A page on a social media site that shows your information and posts

legacy media
  • Literature
1 4.1

Traditional news sources like newspapers, radio, and television

media whore
  • Offensive
1 9.1

A person who tries hard to get attention from the media in an obvious way to become more famous

1 5.6

A person who advises on using media to promote a company

trial by media
  • Literature
1 6.9

News and social media make people judge someone before the court decides

drive-by media
  • Literature
9.1

News outlets that give quick, shallow reports and often miss important facts

lamestream media
  • Offensive
9.9

News outlets that people see as boring, unfair, or not serious

Gallinago media
  • Specialized
9.9

A large, dark snipe that lives in wet meadows in Europe

Godi media
  • Offensive
9.9

News groups in India that strongly support the government and do not question it

Plantago media
  • Specialized
9.1

A plant that lives for several years with hairy leaves and small fragrant white flowers

7.8

News or media that favour one political view

Stellaria media
  • Specialized
9.3

A small low plant with white flowers that grows as a weed

vena cerebri media
  • Specialized
9.7

A vein that drains blood from the side of the brain into larger brain veins

9.1

A middle way between two extremes that offers a compromise

yellow media
  • Literature
7.4

News outlets like some newspapers or TV shows that use gossip and scandal to attract attention

How Supportive

culture medium
  • Specialized
1 4.1
media
  • Specialized
22 6.1
saline solution
  • Specialized
5 3.3
water
1.0

Surface Forms

media singular
media plural

Etymology

Media comes from Latin medium, meaning 'middle' or an 'environment'. In science, media are the prepared substances or environments that help cells and microbes grow.