| ADJECTIVE | all | axenic | (of experimental animals) raised under sterile conditions |
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| all | axenic | (used of cultures of microorganisms) completely free from other organisms |
| Meaning | (of experimental animals) raised under sterile conditions. | |
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| Example | "axenic conditions" | |
| Broader | germfree | Free from germs or pathogenic organisms |
| Meaning | (used of cultures of microorganisms) completely free from other organisms. | |
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| Example | "an axenic culture" | |
| Broader | pure | Free of extraneous elements of any kind |
| Spanish | axénico, incontaminado | |
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