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monoxenic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˌmɒnəʊˈzɛnɪk/
  • /ˌmɒnəʊˈziːnɪk/

Etymology

From mono- + xenic.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable, of a culture) Containing a single unidentified organism
    • Furthermore, the use of R. irregularis in monoxenic cultures, often twinned with a model plant species, has dominated investigations. 2015 July 27, Helena S. Davies et al., “Radioactivity and the environment: technical approaches to understand the role of arbuscular mycorrhizal plants in radionuclide bioaccumulation”, in Frontiers in Plant Science, volume 6, →DOI:

monoxenic en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌmɒnəʊˈzɛnɪk/
  • /ˌmɒnəʊˈziːnɪk/

Etymology

From mono- + xenic.

Meanings

  1. Such an organism

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