gnotobiology
[ nō′tō-bī-ŏl′ə-jē ]
n.
The study of organisms or conditions that are either free of germs or associated only with known or specified germs.
Nearby words
gnosis, gnossus, gnostic, gnosticism, gnosticize, gnotobiology, gnotobiosis, gnotobiota, gnotobiote, gnotobiotic, gnotobiotics
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