sterile

IPA: stˈɛrʌɫ

(not comparable) Unable to reproduce (or procreate).
(figurative) Terse; lacking sentiment or emotional stimulation, as in a manner of speaking.
(figurative) Fruitless, uninspiring, or unproductive.
Germless; free from all living or viable microorganisms.
Free from dangerous objects, as a zone in an airport that can be only be entered via a security checkpoint.
(US, military) Of weapons: foreign-made and untraceable to the United States.

Examples of "sterile" in Sentences

Are there sterile parts of the body
He blamed himself for being sterile.
Are the hybrid pallid sturgeons sterile
This led to the rise of sterile surgery.
The sterile pollen is located in the anthers.
Loosely wrap the areas in sterile bandages and reach medical help.
It feels sterile to me but sterile is better in my view than some crime-ridden shithole.
For starters, he's put off by what he calls the sterile look of modern evangelical churches.
Burn victims, isolated in sterile rooms, later wincing in therapy as they learn to use their hands again, working through the pain.
His hands touched the tools, glanced off the handle of a modified bone-saw that lay with its harsh circular blade submerged in sterile solution.
I agree with the first name basis – many companies foister this as a way of making people feel they are part of the “Team” – but too often business relationships remain sterile first name or not.
Unlike the market-driven art featured in sterile, white box galleries, the work of Tokodi is meant to be touched, felt, and in turn touch you in the playful ways that her animated installations call to mind a more familiar, environmentally friendly state in the barren patches of urban existence.