germ-free

adjective

ˈjərm-ˌfrē

variants or less commonly germfree

: free of microorganisms : axenic

Examples of germ-free in a Sentence

had to prepare the microscope slides in an isolated and germfree environment

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1877, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of germ-free was in 1877

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germfree

adjective

germ·free ˈjərm-ˌfrē

: free of germs

Medical Definition

germ-free

adjective

variants or germfree

ˈjərm-ˌfrē

: free of microorganisms : axenic

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