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sterile
01
completely free from germs or microorganisms
Examples
The operating room must be kept sterile to prevent infections during surgery.
02
(of land) unable to support the growth of plants
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
qualitative
Superlative
most sterile
Comparative
more sterile
gradable
Examples
The sterile soil in the desert was unable to support any vegetation.
03
grey foxes
04
deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention
Lexical Tree
sterileness
sterile
