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axenic
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective axenic has 2 senses
CIDE DICTIONARY
axenic, adj.
- raised under sterile conditions; -- of experimental animals; as, axenic conditions. [WordNet 1.5]
- pure or completely free of the presence of other organisms; -- used of cultures of microorganisms; as, an axenic culture. [WordNet 1.5]
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