sterile

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sterile m e f sing (pl.: sterili)

  1. (biologia) (medicina) incapace di procreare
  2. (senso figurato) improduttivo
  3. (biologia) (medicina) (raro) di oggetto o strumentazione che sono stati sottoposti a sterilizzazione ovvero sterilizzati
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IPA: /ˈstɛrile/

dal latino sterĭlis

  • una discussione sterile: povera, vuota di significato
(senso figurato) carente
  • inglese: without something, lacking in something, wanting in something, fruitless

IPA: /ˈstɛɹəl/, /ˈstɛɹaɪl/

sterile

  1. disinfettato
    • The nurse covered the wound with a sterile bandage. : L'infermiera ha coperto la ferita con una benda sterile.
  2. infecondo
    • The cow was sterile and, thus, unable to bear a calf. : La mucca era sterile e quindi incapace di partorire.