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gnotobiotic

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gno⋅to⋅bi⋅ot⋅ic

  [noh-toh-bahy-ot-ik]
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–adjective
(of germfree animals) inoculated with microorganisms of a given type.
Origin:
1945–50; gnotobiote + -ic
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gno·to·bi·ot·ics   (nō'tō-bī-ŏt'ĭks)   
n.   (used with a sing. verb)
The study of organisms or environmental conditions that have been rendered free of bacteria or contaminants or into which a known microorganism or contaminant has been introduced for research purposes.

[Greek gnōtos, known; see gnō- in Indo-European roots + biotics, study of living organisms.]
gno'to·bi·ot'ic adj.
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Main Entry: gno·to·bi·ot·ic
Pronunciation: "nO-t&-(")bI-'ät-ik, -bE-
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, living in,or being a controlled environment containing one or a few kinds of organisms; also : free from other living organisms : AXENIC <gnotobiotic mice> —gno·to·bi·ote /-'bI-"Ot/ noun —gno·to·bi·ot·i·cal·ly /-(")bI-'ät-ik(-&)-lE also -bE-/ adverb
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gnotobiotic gno·to·bi·ot·ic (nō'tō-bī-ŏt'ĭk)
adj.

  1. Of or relating to gnotobiology.

  2. Free of germs or associated only with known or specified germs.

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