adj.
1 completely clean
VERBS
▪ be
▪ remain
▪ make sth
▪ keep sth
▪
This top fits over the bottle and keeps the teat ~.
ADVERB
▪ completely
PHRASES
▪ under ~ conditions
▪
The experiment was performed under ~ conditions.
2 not able to produce young animals/babies
VERBS
▪ be
▪ become
▪ remain
▪ leave sb , make sb , render sb
3 with no interest or life
VERBS
▪ be
▪ become
▪
Their relationship had become ~ over the years.
ADVERB
▪ very
▪ increasingly
▪
the increasingly ~ debate on constitutional reform
▪ largely
▪ rather
Sterile is used with these nouns: ↑ bandage , ↑ dressing , ↑ needle , ↑ syringe , ↑ water