Definitions for sterile
Overview of adj sterile
The adj sterile has 3 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. sterile, unfertile, infertile
(incapable of reproducing; "an infertile couple")
2. aseptic, sterile
(free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms; "a sterile operating area"; "aseptic surgical instruments"; "aseptic surgical techniques")
3. sterile, unimaginative, uninspired, uninventive
(deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention; "a sterile ideology lacking in originality"; "unimaginative development of a musical theme"; "uninspired writing")
