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anti-sterility

an·ti-ster·ile
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-tahy, an-tee ster-il or, esp. British, -ahyl]
    • /ˈæn taɪ, ˈæn ti ˈstɛr ɪl or, esp. British, -aɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-tahy, an-tee ster-il or, esp. British, -ahyl]
    • /ˈæn taɪ, ˈæn ti ˈstɛr ɪl or, esp. British, -aɪl/

Definitions of anti-sterility word

  • adjective anti-sterility free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic: sterile surgical instruments. 1
  • adjective anti-sterility incapable of producing offspring; not producing offspring. 1
  • adjective anti-sterility barren; not producing vegetation: sterile soil. 1
  • adjective anti-sterility Botany. noting a plant in which reproductive structures fail to develop. bearing no stamens or pistils. 1
  • adjective anti-sterility not productive of results, ideas, etc.; fruitless. 1
See all 5 definitions of anti-sterility

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Origin of anti-sterility

First appearance:

before 1545
One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1545-55, sterile is from the Latin word sterilis unfruitful

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Parts of speech for Anti-sterility

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Anti-sterility

anti-sterility popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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