sterile

IPA: stˈɛrʌɫ

adjective

  • (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.
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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.

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