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germ-free

adj

Etymology

From germ + -free.

  1. derived from germen
  2. borrowed from germe
  3. suffixed as germ-free — “germ + free”

Definitions

  1. Without any (especially harmful) microorganisms

    Without any (especially harmful) microorganisms; aseptic.

  2. Specifically, pertaining to an animal with no microorganisms living in or on it, used in…

    Specifically, pertaining to an animal with no microorganisms living in or on it, used in gnotobiotic research.

    • It is worth being cautious: many studies show associations rather than cause and effect, and some are based only on studies in germ-free mice and have not been explored in humans.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for germ-free. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA