ste
rile
Comparative
more sterile
Superlative
most sterile
1
completely free from germs or microorganisms
- The operating room must be kept sterile to prevent infections during surgery.
- After washing his hands thoroughly, he put on sterile gloves before handling the medical equipment.
- The laboratory technicians wore sterile gowns and masks to avoid contaminating the samples.
- The packaging for medical supplies is designed to keep them sterile until they are ready to be used.
- The dentist's office was impeccably clean and sterile, with all instruments carefully sterilized.
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2
(of land) unable to support the growth of plants
- The sterile soil in the desert was unable to support any vegetation.
- After years of overuse, the farm's land became sterile and required rest to regain its fertility.
- The sterile landscape of the mountain region made farming nearly impossible.
- Despite efforts to irrigate, the land remained sterile and unsuitable for crops.
- The barren, sterile ground offered no hope for agricultural development.
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3
grey foxes
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4
deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention
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