sterile
adjective
[ ˈstɛrʌɪl ]
• not able to produce children or young.
• "the disease had made him sterile"
• free from bacteria or other living microorganisms; totally clean.
• "a sterile needle and syringes"
Similar:
aseptic,
sterilized,
germ-free,
antiseptic,
disinfected,
uninfected,
uncontaminated,
unpolluted,
pure,
clean,
sanitary,
hygienic,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin sterilis ; related to Greek steira ‘barren cow’. sterile (sense 2) dates from the late 19th century.
