Akademik

auxanography

The study, using auxanograms, of the effects of different conditions on the growth of bacteria.

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aux·a·nog·ra·phy .ȯg-zə-'näg-rə-fē, .ȯk-sə- n, pl -phies the study of growth-promoting or growth-inhibiting agents by means of auxanograms

aux·an·o·graph·ic ȯg-.zan-ə-'graf-ik, ȯk-.san- adj

aux·an·o·graph·i·cal·ly -i-k(ə-)lē adv

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aux·an·og·ra·phy (awk″san-ogґrə-fe) [Gr. auxanein to increase + -graphy] determination of the most suitable medium for a microbe by placing drops of various solutions on a plate containing a poor medium; the microbe will develop the strongest colonies on the spot that contains the best medium. auxanographic adj

Medical dictionary. 2011.