Germfree

/ˈdʒɜːmˌfriː/ adjective

Definition

Free from germs or microorganisms; sterile, or an environment where harmful bacteria and viruses have been removed or eliminated.

Etymology

From 'germ' (microorganism, from Latin 'germen') + 'free' (Old English 'freo,' meaning unoccupied or at liberty). This compound term emerged in the late 19th century with modern sterilization science.

Kelly Says

Germ-free laboratory mice have revolutionized medicine because scientists can study exactly which bacteria cause disease by giving pure germs to perfectly sterile animals—these mice literally can't exist in nature and must be born by cesarean in sealed labs.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ባክቴሪያ ግንባ (bak-te-ree-ya gin-ba)
bak-te-ree-ya gin-ba
ARالعربية
عَاريٌّ مِنْ الجُرُثَانِ (ʿāriyyun min al-jurūthān)
ʿā-riyyun min al-jurū-thān
BNবাংলা
কীটনাশক
kee-to-na-shok
CACatalà
sense bacteris
sen-se bak-te-ris
CSČeština
bez bakterií
bez bak-te-ri-i
DADansk
bakteriefrit
bak-te-ri-e-frit
DEDeutsch
keimfrei
kaim-frei
ELΕλληνικά
χωρίς βακτήρια
chori-s bak-te-ri-a
ESEspañol
libre de gérmenes
libre de ger-men-es
FAفارسی
بی‌باکتری (be-baktīrī)
be-bak-tee-ree
FISuomi
bakteeriton
bak-tee-ri-ton
FRFrançais
stérile
ster-il
GUGU
બેક્ટેરિયોમુક્ત (bekṭēriyomukt)
bek-te-ree-yo-muk-t
HAHA
baƙitiriya ba
ba-ki-ti-ri-ya ba
HEעברית
חף מбакטריות
haf me-bak-te-ri-ot
HIहिन्दी
कीटाणुरहित (kīṭāṇurahit)
kee-ta-an-u-ra-hit
HUMagyar
baktériummentes
bak-te-ri-um-men-tes
IDBahasa Indonesia
bebas kuman
be-bas ku-man
IGIG
nwụrụ ụgbọ
n-wụrụ ụgbọ
ITItaliano
privo di germi
pri-vo di zher-mi
JA日本語
無菌 (むきん)
mu-kin
KKKK
бактериясыз (bakteriya syz)
bak-te-ri-ya-syz
KMKM
គ្មាន បាក់ទេ (k'mān bak-te)
k'mān bak-te
KO한국어
균이 없는 (균이 없는)
kyun-i eop-neun
MRMR
बॅक्टेरिया मुक्त (ba-ktēri-ya mukt)
ba-k-te-ri-ya mukt
MSBahasa Melayu
bebas bakteria
be-bas bak-te-ree-a
MYမြန်မာ
ပရိုကရိုက် (pro-kroi-kae)
pro-kroi-kae
NLNederlands
bacterievrij
bak-te-ri-vreej
NONorsk
bakteriefritt
bak-te-ri-e-fritt
PAPA
ਬੈਕਟੀਰੀਆ ਮੁਕਤ (ba-ktēri-āa mukt)
ba-k-te-ri-āa mukt
PLPolski
wolny od bakterii
vɔl-nɨ ɔd bak-te-rji
PTPortuguês
livre de germes
li-vʁe de zɛʁmɛs
RORomână
fără bacterii
fără bak-te-ri-i
RUРусский
стерильный
steril-nyy
SVSvenska
bakterifri
bak-te-ri-fri
SWKiswahili
bila bakteria
bi-la bak-te-ri-a
TAதமிழ்
பாக்டீரியா இல்லாத (pākṭēriyā illāatha)
pa-ak-tee-ree-ya il-la-atha
TEతెలుగు
బాక్టీరియా లేని (bāktīriyā leṇi)
ba-k-tee-ree-ya le-ni
THไทย
ปราศจากเชื้อโรค (prā-sǎk-jǎk chū-rók)
pra-sǎk-jak chue-rok
TLTL
walang bakterya
wa-lang bak-te-ri-ya
TRTürkçe
bakterisiz
bakteri-siz
UKУкраїнська
без бактерій
bez bak-te-rij
URاردو
بیکٹیریا فری (bīktīriyā farī)
bee-k-tee-ree-ya fa-ree
VITiếng Việt
không có vi khuẩn
khong co vi khuân
YOYO
tí ńgbà àgbà
tee ńgbà àgbà
ZH中文
无菌 (wú jūn)
wú jūn
ZUZU
ngaphandle kwabaktheriya
ngaphan-dle kwa-bak-te-ri-ya

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