INFERTILE


Meaning of INFERTILE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˈ)in-ˈfər-t ə l ]

adjective

Etymology: Middle French, from Late Latin infertilis, from Latin in- + fertilis fertile

Date: 1597

: not fertile or productive

infertile eggs

infertile fields

especially : incapable of or unsuccessful in achieving pregnancy

infertile couples

• in·fer·til·i·ty ˌin-(ˌ)fər-ˈti-lə-tē noun

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