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sterile


adjective
1. free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms
- a sterile operating area
- aseptic surgical instruments
- aseptic surgical techniques
Syn:
aseptic
Similar to:
antiseptic
Derivationally related forms:
sterileness, sterility, asepsis (for: aseptic)
2. incapable of reproducing
- an infertile couple
Syn:
unfertile, infertile
Ant:
fertile
Similar to:
barren, sterilized, sterilised, unfertilized, unfertilised, unimpregnated
See Also:
unfruitful, impotent, unproductive
Derivationally related forms:
infertility (for: infertile), sterility
Attrubites:
fertility, fecundity
3. deficient in originality or creativity;
lacking powers of invention
- a sterile ideology lacking in originality
- unimaginative development of a musical theme
- uninspired writing
Syn:
unimaginative, uninspired, uninventive
Similar to:
uncreative

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