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adjective1) (germ-free) steril2) (barren, lit. or fig.) steril; (fig.) nutzlos [Tätigkeit]; fruchtlos [Diskussion, Gespräch]* * *1) ((of soil, plants, humans and other animals) unable to produce crops, seeds, children or young.) unfruchtbar2) (free from germs: A surgeon's equipment must be absolutely sterile.) steril•- academic.ru/70674/sterility">sterility- sterilize
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- sterilisation* * *ster·ile[ˈsteraɪl, AM -rəl]adj inv2. AGR\sterile soil unfruchtbarer Boden\sterile environment sterile Umgebung\sterile until opened vakuumverpackt\sterile argument fruchtloser Streit\sterile campaign erfolglose Kampagne\sterile capital totes Kapital* * *['steraɪl]adj2) (= germ-free) steril, keimfrei; (fig) steril* * *1. MED steril, keimfrei2. BIOL unfruchtbar, steril (beide auch fig):3. fig fruchtlos (Diskussion etc):sterile capital totes Kapital4. fig leer, gedankenarm (Stil etc)5. fig unproduktiv (Schriftsteller etc)* * *adjective1) (germ-free) steril2) (barren, lit. or fig.) steril; (fig.) nutzlos [Tätigkeit]; fruchtlos [Diskussion, Gespräch]* * *adj.keimfrei adj.steril adj.
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