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Adjective: axenic  ey'ze-nik
  1. (of experimental animals) raised under sterile conditions
    "axenic conditions"
     
  2. (used of cultures of microorganisms) completely free from other organisms
    "an axenic culture"

See also: germfree, pure

Encyclopedia: Axenic

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