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sterile
adjective
- incapable of producing others of its kind; barren
- producing little or nothing; unfruitful: sterile soil, a sterile policy
- lacking in interest or vitality; not stimulating or effective: a sterile style
- free from living microorganisms; esp., aseptic
- Bot.
- unable or failing to bear fruit or spores, as a plant, or to germinate, as a seed
- having stamens only, as a male flower, or having neither pistils nor stamens
Related Forms:
- sterility noun
See sterile in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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