monoxenic

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/ˌmɒnəʊˈzɛnɪk//ˌmɒnəʊˈziːnɪk/

adjective

Containing a single unidentified organism

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Meanings

adjectivemonoxenic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyContaining a single unidentified organism

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

    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, volume 6, →DOI
nounmonoxenic (plural monoxenics)

plural monoxenics

  1. Such an organism

Origin

From mono- + xenic.

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APA

monoxenic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monoxenic

MLA

“monoxenic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monoxenic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monoxenic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monoxenic.

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