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AXENIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(used of cultures of microorganisms) completely free from other organisms
Example:
an axenic culture
Classified under:
Similar:
pure (free of extraneous elements of any kind)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(of experimental animals) raised under sterile conditions
Example:
germfree animals
Classified under:
Similar:
germfree (free from germs or pathogenic organisms; sterile)
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