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GERMFREE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Free from germs or pathogenic organisms; sterile

Example:

a germfree environment

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

axenic ((of experimental animals) raised under sterile conditions)

Also:

antiseptic (thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms)

Antonym:

germy (full of germs or pathological microorganisms)

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