gnotobiotics

/ ˌnəʊtəʊbaɪˈɒtɪks /

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• gnotobiotic adjective
• gnotobiotically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of gnotobiotics¹

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