axenic

[ ey-zen-ik, ey-zee-nik ]
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adjectiveBiology.
  1. (of an experimental animal) raised under sterile conditions; germfree.

  2. (of a laboratory culture) uncontaminated.

Origin of axenic

1
1940–45; a-6 + Greek xenikós foreign. See xeno-, -ic

Other words from axenic

  • a·xen·i·cal·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for axenic

axenic

/ (eɪˈziːnɪk) /


adjective
  1. (of a biological culture or culture medium) free from other microorganisms; uncontaminated

Origin of axenic

1
C20: see a- 1, xeno-, -ic

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