germfree

Examples

• All

• Raising germfree animals helps researchers study the effects of microbes on health.

• All surgical tools must be germfree before any operation.

• The operating room must be germfree.

• Make sure the equipment is germfree before use.

• All surgical tools must be germfree before any operation.

• Scientists conducted experiments in a germfree laboratory to avoid contamination.

• Make sure the equipment is germfree before use.

Synonyms

C

clean

vsgermfree

∞ 1.0

Free from dirt or harmful things

refers to total absence of germs and pathogens rather than surface tidiness

S

sterile

vsgermfree

• Specialized

37 4.4

Completely free from germs

is about absence of germs and pathogenic organisms rather than general cleaning

S

sanitized

vsgermfree

• US

1 3.9

Made clean so it is free from germs

means complete freedom from germs and pathogens not just cleaned

A

axenic

vsgermfree

• Specialized

9.9

A lab sample or culture that has only one kind of tiny living thing

focuses on complete lack of pathogenic germs rather than single strain control

U

uncolonized

vsgermfree

• Specialized

5.9

Free of living things such as bacteria, fungi, or plants

is specifically about absence of disease causing germs rather than any organism

Antonyms

G

germy

• Informal

1 4.5

Dirty and covered with tiny living things that can make you sick

C

contaminated

4.7

Something that becomes unsafe because it touches something dirty or harmful

How Sterile

germfree

4.4

aseptic

• Specialized

1 6.7

sanitary

24 2.8

clean

∞ 1.0

dirty

525 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology