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sterile

/ˈsteraɪl/adjective

उच्चारण स्टेराइल

रोगाणु-रहित, विसंक्रमित

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adjective
  1. 1

    completely clean and free from bacteria

    रोगाणु-रहित, विसंक्रमित

    • Use a sterile needle.
    • sterile bandages
    • Nurses keep the instruments in a sterile box.
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    • The lab must be kept sterile at all times.
    • Wash your hands and put on sterile gloves before the test.

    Synonyms germ-free disinfected

    Opposite contaminated septic

  2. 2

    (of people or animals) not able to produce children or young; (of land) not able to produce crops

    बाँझ, संतान उत्पन्न करने में असमर्थ; (भूमि) ऊसर

    • The soil has become sterile after years of chemicals.
    • The salty desert soil is almost sterile, so hardly anything grows there.
    • The farmer's land turned sterile after too much salt got into the soil.
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    • Some hybrid animals are sterile and cannot breed.
    • Nothing grows in that sterile patch of ground.

    Synonyms infertile barren

    Opposite fertile productive

  3. 3

    (of a discussion or idea) lacking new ideas or results

    निष्फल, नीरस, जिसमें कुछ नया न हो

    • a sterile debate
    • The meeting ended in a sterile exchange of accusations.
    • The talks were sterile and led to no real change.
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    • He called the argument sterile because nobody offered a new idea.
    • Without fresh thinking, a sterile discussion goes round in circles.

    Synonyms unproductive fruitless

    Opposite fruitful creative

◇Word family
sterility nounsterilize verb
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

germ-free disinfected infertile barren unproductive fruitless

Antonyms

contaminated septic fertile productive fruitful creative