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sta·bi·late 'stā-bə-.lāt n a population of microbes maintained or preserved (as by freezing) in a stable and viable condition* * *
sta·bi·late (staґbĭ-lāt) a population of microorganisms preserved in a genetically stable and viable condition (as by freeze-drying or low temperature); distinguished from a strain that may be maintained by subculture.
Medical dictionary. 2011.