1. Noun
The quality or condition of being sterile.
2. Noun
Quality of being sterile; infecundity; also, the state of being free from germs or spores.
3. Noun
the state of being unable to produce offspring; in a woman it is an inability to conceive; in a man it is an inability to impregnate
Vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare
4. Noun
(of non-living objects) the state of being free of pathogenic organisms
Vocabulary classified under Environmental science
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