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Meaning of sterile

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  sterile
      adj 1: incapable of reproducing; "an infertile couple" [syn:
             {sterile}, {unfertile}, {infertile}] [ant: {fertile}]
      2: free of or using methods to keep free of pathological
         microorganisms; "a sterile operating area"; "aseptic surgical
         instruments"; "aseptic surgical techniques" [syn: {aseptic},
         {sterile}]
      3: deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of
         invention; "a sterile ideology lacking in originality";
         "unimaginative development of a musical theme"; "uninspired
         writing" [syn: {sterile}, {unimaginative}, {uninspired},
         {uninventive}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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