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ster·ile
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mule
a lounging slipper that covers the toes and instep or only the instep. -
adder's-tongue
any of several terrestrial ferns of the genus Ophioglossum, esp O. vulgatum, that grow in the N hemisphere and have a spore-bearing body that sticks out like a spike from the leaf: family Ophioglossaceae -
asepsis
the state of being free from living pathogenic organisms -
axenic
(of a biological culture or culture medium) free from other microorganisms; uncontaminated -
chemosterilant
any process or chemical compound that can produce sterility, used esp. in insect control -
columella
the central part of the spore-producing body of some fungi and mosses