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axenic

[ ey-zen-ik, ey-zee-nik ]

adjective

Biology.
  1. (of an experimental animal) raised under sterile conditions; germfree.
  2. (of a laboratory culture) uncontaminated.


axenic

/ ɪˈːɪ /

adjective

  1. (of a biological culture or culture medium) free from other microorganisms; uncontaminated
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·i·· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of axenic1

1940–45; a- 6 + Greek Ծó foreign. See xeno-, -ic
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of axenic1

C20: see a- 1, xeno- , -ic
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These genomes provide hundreds of potential drug targets that can be tested using high-throughput drug screenings that were made possible by recent advances in axenic and cell culturing techniques.

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