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axenic

DEFINITIONS OF: axenic

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adj (used of cultures of microorganisms) completely free from other organisms

“an axenic culture”
Synonyms
pure
free of extraneous elements of any kind

adj (of experimental animals) raised under sterile conditions

axenic conditions”
Synonyms
germfree
free from germs or pathogenic organisms; sterile
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