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gnotobiote

/ˈnəʊtəˈbaɪoʊt/

gnotobiote is the alternative form of gnotobiont.

Meaning of gnotobiont

Noun

gnotobiont (plural gnotobionts)

  1. Any laboratory animal having a specified and completely known microflora and microfauna.
    Synonyms:
    gnotobiote, gnotobiotic animal

Forms of gnotobiote

pluralgnotobiotes

Origin of gnotobiote

From Ancient Greek γνωτός (gnōtós, “known”) + English -biote.

Questions about gnotobiote

What is gnotobiote the alternative form of?
Gnotobiote is the alternative form of gnotobiont.
How do you pronounce gnotobiote?
Gnotobiote is pronounced /ˈnəʊtəˈbaɪoʊt/.

Words near gnotobiote in the dictionary

  1. gnotobiology
  2. gnotobiont
  3. gnotobionts
  4. gnotobiota
  5. gnotobiotas
  6. gnotobiote
  7. gnotobiotes
  8. gnotobiotic
  9. gnotobiotically
  10. gnotobiotics
  11. Gnotuk

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Adapted from Wiktionary: gnotobiote (page history and authors); gnotobiont (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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