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gnotobiotic

[ noh-toh-bahy-ot-ik ]

adjective

  1. (of germfree animals) inoculated with microorganisms of a given type.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of gnotobiotic1

First recorded in 1945–50; gnotobiote + -ic

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