germfree

germ·free

adj \ˈjərm-ˌfrē\

Definition of GERMFREE

: free of microorganisms : axenic

Examples of GERMFREE

1. <had to prepare the microscope slides in an isolated and germfree environment>

First Known Use of GERMFREE

1904

Related to GERMFREE

Synonyms: aseptic, sanitary, hygienic, sterile

Antonyms: germy, insanitary, unhygienic, unsanitary, unsterile

Related Words: germproof; antibacterial, antibiotic, antiseptic, germicidal, microbicidal; clean, immaculate, pristine, spick-and-span (or spic-and-span), spotless, squeaky-clean, stainless, unsoiled, unstained, unsullied; beneficial, healthful, healthy, restorative, salubrious, salutary, salutiferous, wholesome; pure, taintless, undefiled, unpolluted, untainted; abluted, bleached, cleansed, purified, scrubbed, washed, whitened

Near Antonyms: infectious, miasmic, pathogenetic, pathogenic, poisonous, sickening, toxic; bedraggled, besmirched, dingy, dirty, draggled, dusty, filthy, foul, grimy, grubby, grungy, mucky, muddy, nasty, smirched, soiled, sordid, stained, sullied, unclean, uncleanly, unwashed; insalubrious, noxious, unhealthful, unhealthy, unwholesome; defiled, polluted, tainted, unsterilized

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Rhymes with GERMFREE

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