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gnotobiotics

noun
  1. (functioning as singular) the study of organisms living in germ-free conditions or when inoculated with known microorganisms
Derived Formsgnotobiotic, adjectivegnotobiotically, adverb

Word Origin for gnotobiotics

C20: from Greek, from gnōtos, from gignōskein to know + bios known life
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gnotobiotics

[nō′tō-bī-ŏt′ĭks]
n.
  1. Gnotobiology.
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