germfree

About 0.10 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Without any (especially harmful) microorganisms; aseptic. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2. adjective Specifically, pertaining to an animal with no microorganisms living in or on it, used in gnotobiotic research.

Similar words

antiseptic axenic sterilized sterile germicidal germicide germain germ plasm germaine germs

Often followed by

animals rats mice and animal guinea research rat piglets conditions

Word family

germ-free