Definitions for STERILE
ˈstɛr ɪl; esp. Brit. -aɪlster·ile

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sterile, unfertile, infertileadjective

   incapable of reproducing

   "an infertile couple"

2. aseptic, sterileadjective

   free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms

   "a sterile operating area"; "aseptic surgical instruments"; "aseptic surgical techniques"

3. sterile, unimaginative, uninspired, uninventiveadjective

   deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention

   "a sterile ideology lacking in originality"; "unimaginative development of a musical theme"; "uninspired writing"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sterileadjective

   Unable to reproduce (or procreate).

2. sterileadjective

   Unprofitable.

3. sterileadjective

   Germless; free from all living or viable microorganisms.

4. Etymology: From sterilis. See also στεῖρα.

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1. sterile

   Sterile generally means free from living microorganisms, bacteria, or other forms of life often through a process of sterilization. It can also refer to an organism or environment that is incapable of producing offspring or new growth.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Sterileadjective

   producing little or no crop; barren; unfruitful; unproductive; not fertile; as, sterile land; a sterile desert; a sterile year

2. Sterileadjective

   incapable of reproduction; unfitted for reproduction of offspring; not able to germinate or bear fruit; unfruitful; as, a sterile flower, which bears only stamens

3. Sterileadjective

   free from reproductive spores or germs; as, a sterile fluid

4. Sterileadjective

   fig.: Barren of ideas; destitute of sentiment; as, a sterile production or author

5. Etymology: [F. strile, L. sterilis, akin to Gr. stereo`s stiff, solid, stei^ros barren, stei^ra a cow that has not calved, Goth. stair, fem., barren. See Stare to gaze.]

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1. Sterile

   Devoid of living organisms.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sterile

   ster′il, adj. unfruitful: barren: (bot.) producing no pistil, or no spores: destitute of ideas or sentiment.—n. Sterilisā′tion, act of sterilising.—v.t. Ster′ilise, to cause to be fruitless: to destroy bacteria or other micro-organisms in.—ns. Ster′iliser, anything which sterilises; Steril′ity, quality of being sterile: unfruitfulness, barrenness, in regard to reproduction. [O. Fr.,—L. sterilis, barren.]

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sterile

   not capable of reproducing its kind.

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Anagrams for STERILE »

1. leister

2. retiles

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How to say STERILE in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of STERILE in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of STERILE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of STERILE in a Sentence

1. Myron Tribus:

   Knowledge without know-how is sterile. We use the word 'academic' in a pejorative sense to identify this limitation.

2. Dejan Stojanovic:

   Perfection seems sterile; it is final, no mystery in it; it's a product of an assembly line.

3. Thomas Farley:

   We have n’t seen a public health emergency like this in the last century, it’s time for us to rethink our assumptions, and consider options we had n’t seen before. Unlike similar efforts by other cities, the injection sites would not need City Council approval because they would be privately run. Drug-related overdose deaths began to spoke in 2015 with the presence of fetanyl, according to Philadelphia Public Health. ( Fox News) The sites would give drug addicts a safe haven to shoot up and would offer sterile injection equipment, including needles, and Naloxone. Fox News would also give referrals to treatment centers, social services clinics and wound care facilities. The idea comes as a paradigm shift in the nation’s effort to stem the tide of opioid-related deaths.Seattle and New York have been among places that have mulled similar measures, but the efforts stalled because of either legal or bureaucratic hurdles. Canada and Europe have operated similar types of facilities for the last few decades.

4. Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin:

   The idea that there is a straight trade-off between freedoms and security is, to my mind, a bit sterile.

5. Misbah Ahdab:

   It's as though the Sunni community is sterile, not able to produce new faces, THEIR VOICES ARE LOUD.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=STERILE
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sterile
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/STERILE
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=STERILE
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=STERILE
7. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=STERILE
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=STERILE