| 单词 | sterile |
| 释义 | sterile[ ster-il or, especially British, -ahyl ] / ˈstɛr ɪl or, especially British, -aɪl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sterile ON THESAURUS.COM adjectivefree from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic: sterile surgical instruments. incapable of producing offspring; not producing offspring. barren; not producing vegetation: sterile soil. Botany.
not productive of results, ideas, etc.; fruitless. Origin of sterileFirst recorded in 1545–55; from Latin sterilis “barren, unfruitful” SYNONYMS FOR sterile2 infecund, unfruitful. SEE SYNONYMS FOR sterile ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR sterile2, 3 fertile. SEE ANTONYMS FOR sterile ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM sterileDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for sterilesterile / (ˈstɛraɪl) / adjectiveunable to produce offspring; infertile free from living, esp pathogenic, microorganisms; aseptic (of plants or their parts) not producing or bearing seeds, fruit, spores, stamens, or pistils lacking inspiration or vitality; fruitless economics, US (of gold) not being used to support credit creation or an increased money supply Derived forms of sterilesterilely, adverbsterility (stɛˈrɪlɪtɪ), nounWord Origin for sterileC16: from Latin sterilis Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for sterilesterile [ stĕr′əl, -īl′ ] adj.Not producing or incapable of producing offspring. Free from all live bacteria or other microorganisms and their spores. Other words from sterilester′ile•ness null n.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for sterilesterile [ stĕr′əl, stĕr′īl′ ] Not able to produce offspring, seeds, or fruit; unable to reproduce. Free from disease-causing microorganisms. Other words from sterilesterility noun (stə-rĭl′ĭ-tē)The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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