GNOTOBIOTIC


Meaning of GNOTOBIOTIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌnō-tō-bī-ˈä-tik, -bē- ]

adjective

Etymology: Greek gnōtos known (from gignōskein to know) + biotē 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-)lē adverb

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