Associations to the word «Sterile»
Noun
- Filtration
- Hybrid
- Catheter
- Vial
- Spore
- Bandage
- Cultivar
- Microorganism
- Tubing
- Pollen
- Needle
- Offspring
- Incision
- Broth
- Progeny
- Ml
- Flask
- Suture
- Insect
- Injection
- Dressing
- Sperm
- Container
- Mating
- Glove
- Bacterium
- Fertility
- Urine
- Pest
- Contamination
- Fluid
- Filter
- Insecticide
- Ovary
- Petal
- Fern
- Infection
- Iodine
- Liza
- Germ
- Caste
- Mule
- Reproduction
- Clean
- Scissors
- Chromosome
- Lm
- Liter
- Yeast
- Empty
- Garb
- Fly
- Carp
- Biopsy
- Ant
- Packaging
- Soil
- Insertion
- Inflorescence
- Technique
- Anesthesia
- Peri
Adjective
Verb
Adverb
Wiktionary
STERILE, adjective. (uncomparable) Unable to reproduce (or procreate).
STERILE, adjective. Unprofitable.
STERILE, adjective. Germless; free from all living or viable microorganisms.
Dictionary definition
STERILE, adjective. Incapable of reproducing; "an infertile couple".
STERILE, adjective. Free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms; "a sterile operating area"; "aseptic surgical instruments"; "aseptic surgical techniques".
STERILE, adjective. Deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention; "a sterile ideology lacking in originality"; "unimaginative development of a musical theme"; "uninspired writing".
Wise words
Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life -
in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us
to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions
all of a color.