axenic

axenic
Sterile, denoting especially a pure culture. Also used to denote “germ-free” animals born and raised in a sterile environment. SEE ALSO: gnotobiote. [G. a- priv. + xenos, foreign]

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axe·nic (')ā-'zen-ik, -'zēn- adj free from other living organisms <an \axenic culture of bacteria>
axe·ni·cal·ly -i-k(ə-)lē adv

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axen·ic (a-zenґik) [a-1 + xen- + -ic] not contaminated by or associated with any foreign organisms; used in reference to pure cultures of microorganisms or to germ-free animals. Cf. gnotobiotic.

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