gnotobiotics

British

/ ˌnəʊtəʊbaɪˈɒtɪks /

noun

(functioning as singular) the study of organisms living in germ-free conditions or when inoculated with known microorganisms

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Other Word Forms

gnotobiotic

adjective
gnotobiotically

adverb

Etymology

Origin of gnotobiotics

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

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