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axenic
a·xen·ic [ ay zénnik, ay znik ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
uncontaminated: describes a culture of an organism that is free from contamination by other living organisms
[Mid-20th century. < Greek a- "not" + xenikos "alien, strange"]
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