axenic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /eɪˈzɛnɪk/
- /eɪˈzinɪk/
Etymology
From a- + xenic.
Meanings
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(not-comparable, of a culture, qualifier:sample; specimen; etc; sample; specimen; etc) Containing only a single species of microorganism.
This species has resisted all attempts at axenic culture.
Near-synonyms: monocultural, monocultured
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(not-comparable, of an organism) Isolated from organisms of any other species.
Near-synonyms: isolated, sequestered
Coordinates
gnotobiotic · monoaxenic · monoaxenic · gnotobiotic
Deriveds
Relateds
containment · immunologically naive · axenicity · isolation · xeno- · axenize · monoaxenic · axenization