gnotobiotic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Pertaining to gnotobiotics.
  2. Known with good certainty to be free of contaminating species, and thus offering such qualities as immunological naivete.

Pronunciation

/ˌnəʊtəbaɪˈɒtɪk/

Word forms

gnotobiotic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γνωτός (gnōtós, “known”) + -biotic.

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