axenic: Meaning and Definition of

a•xen•ic

Pronunciation: (ā-zen'ik, ā-zē'nik), [key]
— adj. Biol.
  1. (of an experimental animal) raised under sterile conditions; germfree.
  2. (of a laboratory culture) uncontaminated.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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