| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | a·xen·ic |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   -z n  k, -z nk |
| ADJECTIVE: | Not contaminated by or associated with any other living organisms. Usually used in reference to pure cultures of microorganisms that are completely free of the presence of other organisms. | | ETYMOLOGY: | a–1 + Greek xenikos, foreign (from xenos, stranger; see ghos-ti- in Appendix I). | | OTHER FORMS: | a·xeni·cal·ly —ADVERB
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