Definition of Sterility

1. Noun. (of non-living objects) the state of being free of pathogenic organisms.

Exact synonyms: Antisepsis, Asepsis, Sterileness
Generic synonyms: Sanitariness
Derivative terms: Antiseptic, Aseptic, Sterile, Sterile

2. Noun. The state of being unable to produce offspring; in a woman it is an inability to conceive; in a man it is an inability to impregnate.
Exact synonyms: Infertility
Generic synonyms: Physical Condition, Physiological Condition, Physiological State
Specialized synonyms: Impotence, Impotency, Barrenness, Cacogenesis, Dysgenesis
Antonyms: Fertility
Derivative terms: Infertile, Sterile

Definition of Sterility

1. n. The quality or condition of being sterile.

Definition of Sterility

1. [n -TIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sterility

sterigma
sterigmas
sterigmata
sterilant
sterilants
sterile
sterilely
sterileness
sterilisation
sterilise
sterilised
steriliser
sterilises
sterilising
sterilities
sterility (current term)
sterilization
sterilizations
sterilize
sterilized
sterilizer
sterilizers
sterilizes
sterilizing
sterlet
sterlets
sterling
sterling(a)
sterlingly
sterlingness

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