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axenization

axenization noun: the process of isolating a particular organism from all others.

Noun

axenization (countable and uncountable, plural axenizations)

  1. (uncountable) The process of isolating a particular organism from all others.
    • The axenization of microbes allows concentrated groups to be studied in a pure culture.
  2. (countable) An instance of this process.
    • The lab succeeded in 60% of the axenizations that it attempted.

Forms of axenization

pluralaxenizations

Questions about axenization

What does axenization mean?
Axenization means the process of isolating a particular organism from all others.
What part of speech is axenization?
Axenization is a noun.
What is the plural of axenization?
The plural of axenization is axenizations.

Words near axenization in the dictionary

  1. Axenfeld syndrome
  2. Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome
  3. axenic
  4. axenically
  5. axenicity
  6. axenization
  7. axenizations
  8. axenize
  9. axenized
  10. axenizes
  11. axenizing

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