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Sterile
ˈstɛrʌɪl
Sterile definitions
adjective
sterile
- not able to produce children or young
"the disease had made him sterile"
- (of a plant) not able to produce fruit or seeds
"the peppermints are vigorous sterile hybrids"
- (of land or soil) too poor in quality to produce crops
"vast tracts of sterile desert land"
- lacking in imagination, creativity, or excitement; uninspiring or unproductive
"he found the fraternity's teachings sterile"
- free from bacteria or other living microorganisms; totally clean
"a sterile needle and syringes"