gnotobiotic

gnotobiotic [noh-toh-bahy-ot-ik] Word Origin adjective

1. (of germfree animals) inoculated with microorganisms of a given type.

Origin of gnotobiotic First recorded in 1945–50; gnotobiote + -ic gnotobiotic in Medicine gnotobiotic [nō′tō-bī-ŏt′ĭk] adj.

1. Of or relating to gnotobiology.
2. Free of germs or associated only with known or specified germs.