Sterile - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈsterəl|  American pronunciation of the word sterile
Brit.  |ˈsteraɪl|  British pronunciation of the word sterile

adjective

- free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms (syn: aseptic)
a sterile operating area
- deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention (syn: unimaginative, uninspired)
a sterile ideology lacking in originality

Extra examples

...sterile couples sometimes choose to adopt needy children...

...a sterile subdivision with serried rows of cookie-cutter houses...

If sterile equipment isn't available, the next best thing is to clean equipment with disinfectant.

The trappings of upper-class life are off-putting and sterile

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