adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ n ō -t ō -b ī - ' ä-tik, -b ē -
Function: adjective
Etymology: Greek gn ō tos known (fr. gign ō skein to know) + biot ē life, way of life ― more at KNOW , BIOTA
Date: 1949
: of, relating to, living in, or being a controlled environment containing one or a few kinds of organisms also : AXENIC
– gno · to · bi · ot · i · cal · ly \ -ti-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb