STERILE


Meaning of STERILE in English

adj.1 not able to produce crop or fruit or (of an animal) young; barren.

2 unfruitful, unproductive (sterile discussions).

3 free from living micro-organisms etc.

4 lacking originality or emotive force; mentally barren.

Derivatives:

sterilely adv. sterility n.

Etymology: F st{eacute}rile or L sterilis

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.