sterilitynoun [ U ]
uk/stəˈrɪl.ə.ti/us/stəˈrɪl.ə.t̬i/sterility noun [ U ] (UNABLE TO PRODUCE)
(in animals and people) the condition of being unable to produce young, or (in plants) the condition of being unable to produce plants or crops
the state of having no imagination, new ideas, or energy:
They complained about the emotional sterility of their marriages.
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Animal reproduction
- asexual
- asexual reproduction
- bird
- breed
- egg
- embryo
- embryonic
- estrogen
- fertilize
- fetus
- incubate
- infertile
- inseminate
- lamb
- mate
- ova
- reproduction
- spawning ground
- spermatozoon
- the birds and the bees idiom
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Plant pathology
Boredom, tedium and boring things
sterility noun [ U ] (CLEAN)
specialized medical the condition of being free from anything that can cause disease
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Medicines & drugs: preventing infection
- anti-bac
- antibacterial
- antimicrobial
- antiseptic
- antiviral
- biosecurity
- carbolic acid
- cauterize
- irrigate
- passive immunity
- rubbing alcohol
- scrub
- scrub up
- sterilize
- surgical spirit
- swab