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axenic

axe·nic

UK/eɪˈzɛnɪk/ US/eɪˈzinɪk/ uncommon

adjective

1.

(of experimental animals) raised under sterile conditions

  • “axenic conditions”
  • “germfree animals”
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2.

used of cultures of microorganisms; not contaminated by or completely free of the presence of other organisms

  • “an axenic culture”
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Origin

From a- + xenic.

Phrases

  • immunologically naive

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