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AXENIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does axenic mean?
• AXENIC (adjective)
The adjective AXENIC has 2 senses:
1. (of experimental animals) raised under sterile conditions
2. (used of cultures of microorganisms) completely free from other organisms
Familiarity information: AXENIC used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of experimental animals) raised under sterile conditions
Context example:
germfree animals
Similar:
germfree (free from germs or pathogenic organisms; sterile)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(used of cultures of microorganisms) completely free from other organisms
Context example:
an axenic culture
Similar:
pure (free of extraneous elements of any kind)
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