Definitions for sterile

sterile ster·ile

Spelling: [ster-il or, esp. British, -ahyl]
IPA: /ˈstɛr ɪl or, esp. British, -aɪl/

Sterile is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 207 anagrams from letters in sterile (eeilrst).

Definitions for sterile

adjective

  1. free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic:
  2. incapable of producing offspring; not producing offspring.
  3. barren; not producing vegetation:
  4. Botany. noting a plant in which reproductive structures fail to develop. bearing no stamens or pistils.
  5. not productive of results, ideas, etc.; fruitless.

Origin of sterile

First recorded in 1545-55, sterile is from the Latin word sterilis unfruitful

Examples for sterile

It occasionally happens that the gills are sterile and remain white.

Though she portrays the Gulf Coast city as sterile, she also writes about it as a kind of haven.

His blood flows through him, a muddy stream of sterile water.

My hands were shaking as I took a sterile slide and pricked my finger.

Koenig has not been a sterile, objective narrator; she has openly voiced her biases, concerns, and gut feelings all along.

In a few cases a sterile variety is described as the male and a fertile as the female.

But a volcanic eruption is sterile, the ruin of the fertile ground.

This collection is modern but not sterile, blending feminine and masculine silhouettes.

“Nonsterile gloves and sterile obstetric and surgical gloves were depleted or absent in all four counties,” the report reads.

In reality,” Francis said, “theatrical severity and sterile pessimism are often symptoms of fear and insecurity.

Word Value for sterile
Scrable

7

Words with friends

8

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