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sterile adjective

  /ˈstɛɹaɪl/ , /ˈstɛɹəl/
  • Germless; free from all living or viable microorganisms.
sterile
  • (uncomparable) Unable to reproduce (or procreate).
sterile, infertile

sterility noun

  • The state or quality of being sterile.
sterilità

sterilization noun

  • (uncountable) The process of treating something to kill or inactivate microorganisms.
  • (uncountable) A procedure to permanently prevent an organism from reproducing.
  • (countable) An instance of a sterilization procedure.
sterilizzazione

sterilize verb

  /ˈstɛrɪlʌɪz/
  • (transitive) To make unable to produce; to make unprofitable.
  • (transitive, biology) To kill, deactivate (denature), or destroy (break apart) all living, viable microorganisms and spores on a surface, in a fluid, or contained in a compound, such as culture media or a medical product.
sterilizzare

sterilized

sterile

sterilely

sterilmente

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sterile adjective

  /ˈstɛrile/
  • (biologia) (medicina) incapace di procreare
barren, fruitless, infertile, sterile, unproductive, useless
  • (senso figurato) improduttivo
barren, fruitless, sterile, unproductive, useless
  • (biologia) (medicina) (raro) di oggetto o strumentazione che sono stati sottoposti a sterilizzazione ovvero sterilizzati
fruitless, sterile, sterilized, unproductive, useless
pointless, unprolific, vain
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