gnotobiotic

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γνωτός (gnōtós, “known”) +‎ -biotic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌnəʊtəbaɪˈɒtɪk/

Adjective

gnotobiotic (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to gnotobiotics.
2. (biology, of organisms or of specimens containing them) Known with good certainty to be free of contaminating species, and thus offering such qualities as immunological naivete.

   Coordinate terms: axenic, monocultured, monocultural; monoaxenic

Related terms

• abiotic
• antibiotic
• gnotobiont
• gnotobiota
• gnotobiote
• xenobiotic