germ-free
Example Sentences
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The team also tested the probiotic in germ-free mice.
From Science Daily ● May 18, 2026
While the pigs are housed in a germ-free facility, researchers performed extra testing for any hidden infection.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 19, 2023
When a different bacterium was endowed with genes for making fatty acid amides and fed to germ-free mice, the mice again got a dopamine boost.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 14, 2022
These workhorse spaces need to be neat, practical and as germ-free as possible, while also making guests feel welcome and pampered — and not grossed out.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 16, 2022
When it is germ-free and dry, he carries it back toward my table, but stops in front of his canvas.
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
