sterile
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Britannica Dictionary definition of STERILE
[more sterile; most sterile]
1
:
not able to produce crops or plants
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sterile soil/fields
2
a
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not able to produce children, young animals, etc.
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Mules are sterile.
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sterile offspring
b
:
not able to grow or develop
3
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clean and free of bacteria and germs
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a sterile dressing for a wound
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sterile needles
4
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not producing or containing new ideas, useful results, etc.
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a sterile debate/subject
5
:
very plain and not interesting or attractive
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a sterile building/room
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a disease that causes sterility
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emotional/creative sterility
