cultured meat

American  

[kuhl-cherd meet] / ˈkʌl tʃərd ˈmit /

noun

1. meat grown artificially in a laboratory from animal cell cultures.

   Priding itself on sustainability, the new restaurant will serve only cultured meat.

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Etymology

Origin of cultured meat

First recorded in 2000–05

Example Sentences

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cultured meat

"For beef, it is quite viable for cultured meat to come out on top," he argues.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2025

The cultured meat and fat layers attached to the edible glutenin films could be stacked to form a 3D meat-like alternative protein.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 29, 2024

Until cultured meat is produced on a larger scale, its proposed environmental benefits remain untested.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 30, 2023

Though it’s known in the industry as cultivated meat, it’s sometimes called cultured meat, lab-grown meat or cell-based meat.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 22, 2023

Last week, an Australian "cultured meat" company called Vow made headlines with a meatball made from the flesh of a woolly mammoth – or something very much like it.

From Salon ● Apr. 11, 2023