germfree
1germfree — adjective free from germs or pathogenic organisms; sterile a germfree environment • Ant: ↑germy • Similar to: ↑axenic • See Also: ↑antiseptic * * * ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adje …
2germfree — /jerrm free , free /, adj. 1. free of germs; sterile: a germfree laboratory. 2. (of experimental animals) born and raised under sterile conditions. [1930 35; GERM + FREE] * * * …
3germfree life — Introduction biological condition characterized by the complete absence of living microorganisms. Gnotobiology comprises the study of germfree plants and animals, as well as living things in which specific microorganisms, added by… …
4germfree — adjective Date: 1904 free of microorganisms ; axenic …
5germfree — adjective Having no microorganisms living in or on it …
6germfree — germ·free jərm .frē adj free of microorganisms: AXENIC …
7germfree — adj. free of germs, germless, sterilized, sterile …
8germfree — germ•free [[t]ˈdʒɜrmˈfri, ˌfri[/t]] adj. lab sterile 1) • Etymology: 1930–35 …
9Стерильные животные — безмикробные животные, свободны от всех микроорганизмов, включая вирусы, а также от макропаразитов. Попытки выращивания С. ж. были предприняты в конце 19 в. в связи с вопросом общебиологического значения, выдвинутым ещё Л. Пастером,… …
10gnotobiosis — /noh toh buy oh sis/, n. an environmental condition in which germfree animals have been inoculated with strains of known microorganisms. [1945 50; < Gk gnot(ós) known + O + BIOSIS] * * * ▪ biology (from the Greek meaning “known life”),… …
