See Also: gnotobiotic(medicine)
gnotobiotic(dictionary)

gnotobiotic (iou)



gnotobiotic adjective. M20.
[from Greek gnotos known, from gno-: see GNOME noun1, -O-, BIOTIC.]
Of an animal or an environment: rendered free from the bacteria etc. normally present, or having only a few known organisms of this kind present.
gnoto'biote noun a gnotobiotic animal M20.