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axenic definition

axenic (ā zē′nik, -zen′ik)

adjective

not contaminated; gnotobiotic: said esp. of a culture medium devoid of all living organisms except those of a single species

Etymology: < a- + xen(o)- + -ic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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