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sterile    音标拼音: [st'ɛrəl]
a. 不毛的,不孕的,无菌的,贫瘠的,无效的,枯燥的

不毛的,不孕的,无菌的,贫瘠的,无效的,枯燥的

sterile
adj 1: incapable of reproducing; "an infertile couple" [synonym:
{sterile}, {unfertile}, {infertile}] [ant: {fertile}]
2: free of or using methods to keep free of pathological
microorganisms; "a sterile operating area"; "aseptic surgical
instruments"; "aseptic surgical techniques" [synonym: {aseptic},
{sterile}]
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: {sterile}, {unimaginative}, {uninspired},
{uninventive}]

Sterile \Ster"ile\, a. [F. st['e]rile, L. sterilis, akin to Gr.
stereo`s stiff, solid, stei^ros barren, stei^ra a cow that
has not calved, Goth. stair[=o], fem., barren. See {Stare} to
gaze.]
1. Producing little or no crop; barren; unfruitful;
unproductive; not fertile; as, sterile land; a sterile
desert; a sterile year.
[1913 Webster]

2. (Biol.)
(a) Incapable of reproduction; unfitted for reproduction
of offspring; not able to germinate or bear fruit;
unfruitful; as, a sterile flower, which bears only
stamens.
(b) Free from reproductive spores or germs; as, a sterile
fluid.
[1913 Webster]

3. Fig.: Barren of ideas; destitute of sentiment; as, a
sterile production or author.
[1913 Webster]

137 Moby Thesaurus words for "sterile":
abortive, acarpous, antiseptic, arid, aseptic, bare, barren, blah,
blank, bloodless, boiled, bootless, celibate, characterless,
childless, cold, colorless, counterproductive, dead,
decontaminated, desert, desolate, disinfected, dismal, draggy,
drained, drearisome, dreary, dried-up, dry, dryasdust, dull, dusty,
effete, elephantine, empty, etiolated, exhausted, fade, fallow,
fatuitous, fatuous, feckless, flat, fruitless, futile, gainless,
gaunt, gelded, heavy, ho-hum, hollow, hygienic, impotent,
inadequate, inane, ineffective, ineffectual, inefficacious,
inexcitable, infecund, infertile, inoperative, insipid, invalid,
issueless, jejune, leached, leaden, lifeless, low-spirited,
menopausal, noncreative, nonfertile, nonproducing, nonproductive,
nonprolific, nonremunerative, nugacious, nugatory, of no force,
otiose, pale, pallid, pasteurized, pedestrian, plodding, pointless,
poky, ponderous, profitless, prophylactic, pure, rewardless,
sanitary, sine prole, slow, solemn, spiritless, stale, sterilized,
stiff, stodgy, stuffy, sucked dry, superficial, tasteless, tedious,
teemless, unavailing, uncontaminated, uncreative, uncultivated,
unfertile, unfruitful, uninfected, uninspired, uninventive,
unlively, unplowed, unpolluted, unproductive, unprofitable,
unprolific, unremunerative, unrewarding, unsown, untilled, useless,
vain, vapid, virgin, waste, wasted, without issue, wooden,
worn-out


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  • STERILE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    The meaning of STERILE is failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores How to use sterile in a sentence
  • STERILE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
    STERILE definition: 1 (of a living being) unable to produce young, or (of land) unable to produce plants or crops: 2… Learn more
  • STERILE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
    Sterile definition: free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic See examples of STERILE used in a sentence
  • Sterile - definition of sterile by The Free Dictionary
    1 free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic 2 incapable of producing offspring; infertile 3 barren; not producing vegetation: sterile soil 4 a noting a plant in which reproductive structures fail to develop b bearing no stamens or pistils 5 not productive of results, ideas, etc ; fruitless ste•ril•i•ty (stəˈrɪl ɪ ti) n
  • sterile adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
    completely clean and free from bacteria Dilute the stock solution to 2 5% with sterile water The experiment was performed under sterile conditions This top fits over the bottle and keeps the teat sterile (of a discussion, an argument, etc ) not producing any useful result synonym fruitless
  • STERILE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
    Something that is sterile is completely clean and free from bacteria and other microorganisms
  • sterile - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
    a sterile kitchen table Permanently uninhabitable (as in a planet like Earth) to all life, including even microbes Free from dangerous objects, as a zone in an airport that can be only be entered via a security checkpoint (US, military) Of weapons: foreign-made and untraceable to the United States
  • Sterile Definition Meaning - YourDictionary
    Producing little or nothing; unfruitful Sterile soil, a sterile policy Unable or failing to bear fruit or spores, as a plant, or to germinate, as a seed Lacking in interest or vitality; not stimulating or effective A sterile style Free from living microorganisms; esp , aseptic
  • What does sterile mean? - Definitions. net
    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
  • Sterile - Definition, Meaning Synonyms - Vocabulary. com
    When you hear about a sterile person, it means they can't have kids: sterile women can't get pregnant, and sterile men can't be fathers But the concept of sterility applies to things, too An empty, white room with nothing in it is sterile





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