sterile

ster·ile  (strl, -l)

adj.

1. Not producing or incapable of producing offspring.

2.

a. Not producing or incapable of producing seed, fruit spores, or other reproductive structures. Used of plants or their parts.

b. Producing little or no vegetation; unfruitful: sterile land.

3. Free from live bacteria or other microorganisms: a sterile operating area; sterile instruments.

4. Lacking imagination, creativity, or vitality.

5. Lacking the power to function; not productive or effective; fruitless: a sterile discussion.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin sterilis.]

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sterile·ly adv.

sterile·ness, ste·rili·ty (st-rl-t) n.

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sterile [ˈstɛraɪl]

adj

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) unable to produce offspring; infertile

2. (Medicine) free from living, esp pathogenic, microorganisms; aseptic

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of plants or their parts) not producing or bearing seeds, fruit, spores, stamens, or pistils

4. lacking inspiration or vitality; fruitless

5. (Economics) Economics US (of gold) not being used to support credit creation or an increased money supply

[from Latin sterilis]

sterilely  adv

sterility  [stɛˈrɪlɪtɪ] n

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sterile  (strl, strl)

1. Not able to produce offspring, seeds, or fruit; unable to reproduce.

2. Free from disease-causing microorganisms.

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sterility noun (st-rl-t)

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	sterile - incapable of reproducing; "an infertile couple" infertile, unfertile unfruitful - not fruitful; not conducive to abundant production impotent - lacking power or ability; "Technology without morality is barbarous; morality without technology is impotent"- Freeman J.Dyson; "felt impotent rage" unproductive - not producing or capable of producing; "elimination of high-cost or unproductive industries" fertile - capable of reproducing
	2.	sterile - free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms; "a sterile operating area"; "aseptic surgical instruments"; "aseptic surgical techniques" aseptic antiseptic - thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms; "doctors in antiseptic green coats"; "the antiseptic effect of alcohol"; "it is said that marjoram has antiseptic qualities"
	3.	sterile - deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention; "a sterile ideology lacking in originality"; "unimaginative development of a musical theme"; "uninspired writing" unimaginative, uninventive, uninspired uncreative - not creative; "an uncreative imagination"

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sterile

adjective

1. germ-free, antiseptic, sterilized, disinfected, aseptic He always made sure that any cuts were protected by sterile dressings.
germ-free dirty, infected, contaminated, unhygienic, insanitary, unsterile, germ-ridden

2. barren, infertile, unproductive, childless, infecund a sterile male
barren productive, fertile, prolific, fruitful, fecund

3. unproductive, fruitless, unprofitable, empty, unfruitful, unprolific Too much time has been wasted in sterile debate.

4. bare, dry, unproductive, waste, empty, desert, barren, desolate, arid, infertile, unfruitful a sterile and barren wasteland

Translations

sterile [ˈsteraɪl] ADJ

1. (= germ-free) → esterilizado

2. (= infertile) → estéril

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sterile [ˈstɛraɪl] adj

(= completely clean) [dressing, equipment, water] → stérile

(= infertile) [person, animal] → stérile

(= without value) [debate, relationship, statistics] → stérile

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sterile

adj

animal, soil → unfruchtbar; person → steril, unfruchtbar; (fig: = fruitless) → ergebnislos, unfruchtbar

(= germ-free) → steril, keimfrei; (fig) → steril

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sterile [ˈstɛraɪl] adj → sterile

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sterile [ˈstɛraɪl] adj → sterile

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sterile

adj sterile [ˈsterail]

1 (of soil, plants, humans and other animals) unable to produce crops, seeds, children or young. steriel غَيْر مُثْمِر безплодов neplodný steril; ufrugtbar unfruchtbar στείρος, άγονος, άκαρπος viljatu, aher عقيم steriili, hedelmätön stérile עָקָר, לא פּוֹרֶה फलहीन, अफलित jalov, neplodan meddő gersang ófrjósamur, ófrjór sterile 不妊の 불모의, 불임의 nevaisingas, bergždžias neauglīgs mandul steriel steril, ufruktbar bezpłodny estéril steril бесплодный neplodný neploden sterilan steril ซึ่งเป็นหมัน kısır 不生育的，不結果的 нездатний до запліднення; стерилізований بنجر cằn cỗi, vô sinh 不生育的，不结果的

2 free from germs A surgeon's equipment must be absolutely sterile. gesteriliseer مُعَقَّم стерилен sterilní steril steril αποστειρωμένος steriilne ضدعفوني شده steriili stérile מְעוּקָר निर्जीव, निष्फल sterilan steril suci hama dauðhreinsaður sterile 無菌の 살균한 sterilus sterils disterilkan steriel steril wyjałowiony estéril steril стерильный sterilný sterilen sterilan steril ซึ่งปลอดเชื้อโรค mikropsuz 無菌的 стерильний, стерилізований جراثیم سے پاک vô trùng 无菌的

n steˈrility [-ˈri-]

steriliteit عُقْم، تَعْقيم стерилитет sterilita sterilitet die Sterilität στειρότητα steriilsus نازايي hedelmättömyys, steriiliys stérilité סְטֶרִילִיוּת बांझपन, अनुपजाऊपन, र्व्यथता sterilnost, neplodnost sterilitás sterilitas ófrjósemi sterilità 不妊 불모, 불임 sterilumas, nevaisingumas neauglība; sterilitāte keadaan bersteril steriliteit sterilitet, ufruktbarhet bezpłodność, jałowość esterilidade sterilitate бесплодие; стерильность sterilita sterilnost sterilitet sterilitet ที่ปราศจากเชื้อ kısırlık 不育，無菌 безплідність; стерильність بانجھ پن sự cằn cỗi, sự vô sinh 不育，无菌

v sterilize, ˈsterilise [-ri-]

1 to make (a woman etc) sterile. steriliseer يُعَقِّر الإمرأه обезплодявам sterilizovat sterilisere sterilisieren στειρώνω steriliseerima عقيم كردن steriloida stériliser לְעַקֵר निष्फल बनाना sterilizirati, učiniti neplodnim sterilizál memandulkan dauðhreinsa, gera ófrjóan sterilizzare 不妊にする 불임케 하다 padaryti nevaisingą, sterilizuoti sterilizēt; padarīt neauglīgu memandulkan steriliseren sterilisere sterylizować esterilizar a steriliza стерилизовать sterilizovať sterilizirati sterilisati sterilisera เป็นหมัน kısırlaştırmak 使絕育 робити неплідним; стерилізувати بانجھ کرنا triệt sản 使绝育

2 to kill germs in (eg milk) or on (eg surgical instruments) by boiling. steriliseer يُعَقِّم، يَقْتُل الجَراثيم стерилизирам sterilizovat sterilisere sterilisieren αποστειρώνω steriliseerima ضدعفوني كردن steriloida stériliser לעַקֵר जीवाणुहीन बना देना sterilizirati sterilizál mensterilkan gerilsneyða sterilizzare 殺菌する 살균하다 sterilizuoti sterilizēt mensterilkan steriliseren sterilisere wyjaławiać esterilizar a steriliza стерилизовать sterilizovať sterilizirati sterilisati sterilisera ฆ่าเชื้อโรค mikroplarını öldürmek 煮沸消毒 стерилізувати جراثیم ختم کرنا khử trùng 煮沸消毒

n steriliˈzation, ˌsteriliˈsation

sterilisasie تَعْقير الإمرأه، تَعْقيم السّوائِل стерилизиране sterilizace sterilisation die Sterilisation στείρωση, αποστείρωση steriliseerimine عقيم سازي sterilointi stérilisation עִיקוּר बन्ध्यीकरण, अनुर्वरीकरण, विसंक्रमण sterilizacija sterilizálás sterilisasi gerilsneyðing; ófrjósemisaðgerð sterilizzazione 不妊にすること 불임화; 불모화; 살균 sterilizacija sterilizācija pensterilan sterilisatie sterilisering sterylizacja esterilização ste­rili­zare стерилизация sterilizácia sterilizacija sterilizacija sterilisering การทำปราศจากเชื้อ kısırlaştırma, mikroplardan arındırma 滅菌，絕育 стерилізація بانجھ یا بنجر بنانے کا عمل sự khử trùng, sự mất khả năng sinh sản 灭菌，绝育

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sterile → عقيم sterilní steril steril στείρος estéril steriili stérile sterilan sterile 滅菌した 균이 없는 steriel steril sterylny estéril стерильный steril ปราศจากเชื้อ steril vô trùng 贫脊的