| ADJECTIVE | all | germfree | free from germs or pathogenic organisms |
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| Meaning | Free from germs or pathogenic organisms; sterile. | |
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| Example | "a germfree environment" | |
| Narrower | axenic | (of experimental animals) raised under sterile conditions |
| See also | antiseptic | Thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms |
| Opposite | germy | Full of germs or pathological microorganisms |
| Spanish | estéril | |
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