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Definition of Sterileness
1. Noun. (of non-living objects) the state of being free of pathogenic organisms.
Generic synonyms: Sanitariness
Derivative terms: Antiseptic, Aseptic, Sterile, Sterile
Definition of Sterileness
1. Noun. The state or condition of being sterile. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sterileness
Literary usage of Sterileness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Dramatic Works of James Sheridan Knowles by James Sheridan Knowles (1843)
"Should plunge into her regions, and for chill, And gloom, and sterileness, find
light, and warmth, And verdure,—such as should belong to day ! ..."
2. The Progress of America, from the Discovery by Columbus to the Year 1846 by John Macgregor (1847)
"Thus, whilst I might, upon the right hand, be pained to see the sterileness of
a tract of country made so perhaps by the neglect of its opulent owner, ..."
3. Travels Over the Table Lands and Cordilleras of Mexico: During the Years by Albert M. Gilliam (1846)
"Thus, whilst I might, upon the right hand, be pained to see the sterileness of
a tract of country, made so, perhaps, by the neglect of its opulent owner, ..."
4. Social Relations in Our Southern States by Daniel Robinson Hundley (1860)
"Owing to the sterileness of their lands, and deficient cultivation, that sometimes
fails them, running all to weeds and grass. ..."
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