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Definition of Sterile
1. Adjective. Incapable of reproducing. "An infertile couple"
Exact synonyms: Infertile, Unfertile
Attributes: Fecundity, Fertility
Similar to: Barren, Sterilised, Sterilized, Unfertilised, Unfertilized, Unimpregnated
Also: Unfruitful, Impotent, Unproductive
Derivative terms: Infertility, Sterility
Antonyms: Fertile
Attributes: Fecundity, Fertility
Similar to: Barren, Sterilised, Sterilized, Unfertilised, Unfertilized, Unimpregnated
Also: Unfruitful, Impotent, Unproductive
Derivative terms: Infertility, Sterility
Antonyms: Fertile
2. Adjective. Free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms. "Aseptic surgical techniques"
Exact synonyms: Aseptic
Similar to: Antiseptic
Derivative terms: Asepsis, Asepsis, Sterileness, Sterility
Similar to: Antiseptic
Derivative terms: Asepsis, Asepsis, Sterileness, Sterility
3. Adjective. Deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention. "Uninspired writing"
Definition of Sterile
1. a. Producing little or no crop; barren; unfruitful; unproductive; not fertile; as, sterile land; a sterile desert; a sterile year.
Definition of Sterile
1. incapable of producing offspring [adj]