germfree

or germ-free

[ jurm-free, -free ]

adjective
  1. free of germs; sterile: This kind of research should be done in a germfree laboratory.

  2. (of experimental animals) born and raised under sterile conditions.

Origin of germfree

1
First recorded in 1930–35; germ + -free

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