Meanings
adjectivegnotobiotic (not comparable)
- not comparablePertaining to gnotobiotics.
- not comparablebiologyKnown with good certainty to be free of contaminating species, and thus offering such qualities as immunological naivete.
Origin
From Ancient Greek γνωτός (gnōtós, “known”) + English -biotic.
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APA
gnotobiotic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gnotobiotic
MLA
“gnotobiotic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gnotobiotic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gnotobiotic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gnotobiotic.
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