gnotobiotics

gnotobiotics noun

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

Derived Formsgnotobiotic, adjectivegnotobiotically, adverbWord Origin for gnotobiotics C20: from Greek, from gnōtos, from gignōskein to know + bios known life gnotobiotics in Medicine gnotobiotics [nō′tō-bī-ŏt′ĭks] n.

1. Gnotobiology.