AXENIC

axenic

(adjective) (used of cultures of microorganisms) completely free from other organisms; “an axenic culture”

axenic

(adjective) (of experimental animals) raised under sterile conditions; “axenic conditions”; “germfree animals”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

axenic (not comparable)

(biology) Containing only a single species of microorganism. For example, an "axenic culture" is a pure grown sample of the organism in question.

(biology) Isolated from organisms of any other species.

Anagrams

• xenica

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