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a·xen·ic A0554600 (ā-zĕn′ĭk, ā-zē′nĭk)adj. Not contaminated by or associated with any other living organisms. Usually used in reference to pure cultures of microorganisms that are completely free of the presence of other organisms.
[a- + Greek xenikos, foreign (from xenos, stranger; see ghos-ti- in Indo-European roots).]
a·xen′i·cal·ly adv.axenic (eɪˈziːnɪk) adj (Microbiology) (of a biological culture or culture medium) free from other microorganisms; uncontaminated[C20: see a-1, xeno-, -ic]a•xen•ic (eɪˈzɛn ɪk, eɪˈzi nɪk)
adj. 1. (of an experimental animal) raised under sterile conditions; germfree. 2. (of a laboratory culture) uncontaminated. [1940–45; a-6 + Greek xenikós foreign. See xeno-, -ic] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  axenic - (of experimental animals) raised under sterile conditions; "axenic conditions"; "germfree animals"germfree - free from germs or pathogenic organisms; sterile; "a germfree environment" | | 2. |  axenic - (used of cultures of microorganisms) completely free from other organisms; "an axenic culture"pure - free of extraneous elements of any kind; "pure air and water"; "pure gold"; "pure primary colors"; "the violin's pure and lovely song"; "pure tones"; "pure oxygen" |
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axenic [a-zen´ik] not contaminated by or associated with any foreign organisms; used in reference to pure cultures of microorganisms or to germ-free animals.a·xen·ic (ā-zen'ik), 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] axenic (ā-zĕn′ĭk, ā-zē′nĭk)adj. Not contaminated by or associated with any other living organisms. Usually used in reference to pure cultures of microorganisms that are completely free of the presence of other organisms.
a·xen′i·cal·ly adv.a·xen·ic (ā-zen'ik) Sterile, denoting especially a pure culture (e.g., a protozoan culture uncontaminated by bacteria). Also used to denote "germ-free" animals born and raised in a sterile environment. [G. a- priv. + xenos, foreign]axenic descriptive of a pure culture where no other organism is present.axenicenUK
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