axenic
/eɪˈzɛnɪk/
adjective
- Free from other living organisms; used especially to describe a culture of a single type of organism without any contaminants.
- Axenic conditions are necessary to study the growth of a specific bacterium.
- The scientist grew the plant cells in an axenic environment to avoid contamination.
- The lab maintains axenic cultures of algae for research purposes.
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