axenic
adjective
(of an experimental animal) raised under sterile conditions; germfree.
axenically
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a word derived from
axenic.
Example Sentences
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“The ability to grow Coxiella axenically has, without any exaggeration, completely revolutionized this field of study,” says Hayley Newton, a microbiologist and Coxiella researcher at the University of Melbourne in Australia.
From Nature ● Jun. 15, 2015
