[ˈstɛrʌɪl], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- not able to produce children or young
(e.g: the disease had made him sterile)

- free from bacteria or other living microorganisms; totally clean
(e.g: a sterile needle and syringes)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin sterilis; related to Greek steira ‘barren cow’. sterile dates from the late 19th century