All sterile synonyms
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S s adjective sterile
- desert β A desert is a large area of land, usually in a hot region, where there is almost no water, rain, trees, or plants.
- disinfected β to cleanse (rooms, wounds, clothing, etc.) of infection; destroy disease germs in.
- forceless β Without force.
- nonproductive β not productive; unproductive.
- yawner β a person who yawns.
- worthless β without worth; of no use, importance, or value; good-for-nothing: a worthless person; a worthless contract.
- niggardly β reluctant to give or spend; stingy; miserly.
- arid β Arid land is so dry that very few plants can grow on it.
- decontaminated β Simple past tense and past participle of decontaminate.
- fallow β pale-yellow; light-brown; dun.
- clean β Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks.
- exanimate β Lifeless, not or no longer living, dead.
- junker β any old or discarded material, as metal, paper, or rags.
- otiose β being at leisure; idle; indolent.
- jejune β without interest or significance; dull; insipid: a jejune novel.
adj sterile
- disinfectant β any chemical agent used chiefly on inanimate objects to destroy or inhibit the growth of harmful organisms.
- antibacterial β effective against bacteria
- inadequate β not adequate or sufficient; inept or unsuitable.
- flat broke β having no money
- childless β Someone who is childless has no children.
- antiseptic β Antiseptic is a substance that kills germs and harmful bacteria.
- futile β incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; not successful: Attempting to force-feed the sick horse was futile.
- lifeless β not endowed with life; having no life; inanimate: lifeless matter.
- infertile β not fertile; unproductive; sterile; barren: infertile soil.
- germfree β free of germs; sterile: This kind of research should be done in a germfree laboratory.
- anti-bacterial β destructive to or inhibiting the growth of bacteria.
- acarpous β (of plants) producing no fruit
- in-solvent β not solvent; unable to satisfy creditors or discharge liabilities, either because liabilities exceed assets or because of inability to pay debts as they mature.
- anti-biotic β any of a large group of chemical substances, as penicillin or streptomycin, produced by various microorganisms and fungi, having the capacity in dilute solutions to inhibit the growth of or to destroy bacteria and other microorganisms, used chiefly in the treatment of infectious diseases.
- in vain β excessively proud of or concerned about one's own appearance, qualities, achievements, etc.; conceited: a vain dandy.
- effete β lacking in wholesome vigor; degenerate; decadent: an effete, overrefined society.
- beggared β a person who begs alms or lives by begging.
- in-effective β not effective; not producing results; ineffectual: ineffective efforts; ineffective remedies.
- fruitless β useless; unproductive; without results or success: a fruitless search for the missing treasure.
- barren β A barren landscape is dry and bare, and has very few plants and no trees.
- hygienic β conducive to good health; healthful; sanitary.
- inoperable β not operable or practicable.
- dead β A person, animal, or plant that is dead is no longer living.
- intemerate β inviolate; undefiled; unsullied; pure.
- gainless β unprofitable.
- infecund β not fecund; unfruitful; barren.
- bactericidal β any substance capable of killing bacteria.
- counterproductive β Something that is counterproductive achieves the opposite result from the one that you want to achieve.
- impotent β not potent; lacking power or ability.
- aseptic β free from living pathogenic organisms; sterile
- drossy β containing dross.
- impoverished β reduced to poverty.
noun sterile
- infertility β not fertile; unproductive; sterile; barren: infertile soil.