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Definition of Axenic

1. Adjective. (of experimental animals) raised under sterile conditions. "Germfree animals"

2. Adjective. (used of cultures of microorganisms) completely free from other organisms. "An axenic culture"

Definition of Axenic

1. Adjective. (biology) Containing only a single species of microorganism. For example, an "axenic culture" means that a pure sample of the organism in question has been grown. ¹

2. Adjective. (biology) Isolated from organisms of any other species ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Axenic

1. free from germs [adj]

Medical Definition of Axenic

1. A cell culture that contains only one species. (18 Nov 2007)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Axenic

axe murderer axe murderers axeblade axeblades axed axehandle axehandles axehead axeheads axel

axeless axelike axels axeman axemen axenic (current term) axenic culture axenically axenization axenizations

axerophthol axes axes of rotation axhandle axhandles axhead axheads axial axial ametropia axial aneurysm

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