Dictionary Check: sterile

"sterile" is a valid word!

Scrabble 7 points
Words with Friends 8 points

Definition

adjective

incapable of reproducing

Example: "an infertile couple"
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adjective

free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms

Example: "a sterile operating area"
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adjective

deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention

Example: "a sterile ideology lacking in originality"

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