sterile

/ˈsteraɪl/ adjective

Translation

CLEAN › completely clean and without any bacteria

temiz, bakterisiz, mikropsuz, steril

a sterile needle458412351

NO CHILDREN › unable to produce children

kısır, çocuğu olmayan

357

NO IDEAS › not having enough new ideas

verimsiz, kısır, semeresiz, yeni fikirleri olmayan

a sterile discussion1779

sterility

/stəˈrɪləti/ noun [U] ›

mikrop olmaması durumu, kısırlık, verimli olmama

(Definition of sterile adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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