sterile – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
sterile
adj.
infertile, unable to bear offspring; sterilized, free of live bacteria or other microorganisms; barren, not producing vegetation; not producing results
Sterility
Sterile or
sterility may refer to:
- Sterilization (microbiology), a term referring to any process that eliminates or kills all forms of life from an item or field
- Sterility (physiology), an inability of a living organism to effect sexual reproduction
- Infertility, the condition of a person being unable to bear children, especially through natural means
- Asepsis, a state of being free from biological contaminants
- Sterile deposit, a geological strata free of archaeological materials
- Sterile Records, a record label formed in London in 1979 by Nigel Ayers and Caroline K of the post-industrial music group Nocturnal Emissions
sterile
Adjective
1. incapable of reproducing; "an infertile couple"
(synonym) unfertile, infertile
(antonym) fertile
(similar) sterilized, sterilised
(see-also) unfruitful
(attribute) fertility, fecundity
2. free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms; "a sterile operating area"; "aseptic surgical instruments"; "aseptic surgical techniques"
(synonym) aseptic
(similar) antiseptic
3. deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention; "a sterile ideology lacking in originality"; "unimaginative development of a musical theme"; "uninspired writing"
(synonym) unimaginative, uninspired, uninventive
(similar) uncreative
steril
adj.
sterile, infertile, barren; hygienic, clean
stérile
adj.
infertile, sterile, unproductive; barren, unfruitful
