germ·free

[jurm-free, -free]
adjective
1.
free of germs; sterile: a germfree laboratory.
2.
(of experimental animals) born and raised under sterile conditions.

Origin:
1930–35; germ + free

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germfree

adjective
free from germs or pathogenic organisms; sterile; "a germfree environment" [ant: germy
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Germfree is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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