(ˈ)ā|zenik, -zēn- adjective
Etymology: a- (II) + xen- + -ic
: sterile — used especially of animals isolated from all other living things
axenic worms
or of their environment
axenic conditions
(ˈ)ā|zenik, -zēn- adjective
Etymology: a- (II) + xen- + -ic
: sterile — used especially of animals isolated from all other living things
axenic worms
or of their environment
axenic conditions
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012