In biology, describing an organism or environment that is completely free of other living microorganisms, usually bacteria or germs.
From Greek 'a-' (without) + 'xenos' (foreign/stranger). Created in the early 20th century by biologists studying germ-free organisms.
Scientists raise 'axenic' animals in laboratories to study exactly which microbes cause diseases—it's like having a perfectly clean scientific experiment!
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