monoxenic

English

Etymology

From mono- +‎ xenic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmɒnəʊˈzɛnɪk/, /ˌmɒnəʊˈziːnɪk/

Adjective

monoxenic (not comparable)

1. (biology, of a culture) Containing a single unidentified organism
   • 2015 July 27, Helena S. Davies et al., “Radioactivity and the environment: technical approaches to understand the role of arbuscular mycorrhizal plants in radionuclide bioaccumulation”, in Frontiers in Plant Science‎^[1], volume 6, →DOI:

     Furthermore, the use of R. irregularis in monoxenic cultures, often twinned with a model plant species, has dominated investigations.

Noun

monoxenic (plural monoxenics)

1. Such an organism