1. free from contaminating microorganisms; containing only one type of organism or no living organisms other than the one being studied
Usage: technical; biology; microbiology

Examples

• The laboratory maintained axenic cultures of bacteria for the experiment.
• Axenic conditions were essential to ensure the purity of the microbial sample.
• Researchers grew the organism in an axenic environment to study its behavior without interference.
• The axenic culture allowed scientists to observe the single species without contamination.
• Axenic techniques are standard practice in microbiology labs.