gnotobiotic

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek γνωτός (gnōtós, “known”) + English -biotic. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌnəʊtəbaɪˈɒtɪk/ === Adjective === gnotobiotic (not comparable) Pertaining to gnotobiotics. (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 ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== See also ====