adverb
- in a manner free from contamination by other organisms; under germ-free or sterile conditions
Usage: technical; biology/microbiology
Examples
- The laboratory cultured the bacteria axenically to ensure pure results.
- Plants were grown axenically in controlled environments to study their development.
- The researcher maintained axenically isolated colonies for genetic analysis.
- Axenically raised animals showed different immune responses than conventionally raised ones.