sterileness

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noun

The state or condition of being sterile.

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sterilityasepsisantisepsis
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Meanings

nounsterileness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state or condition of being sterile.

    Synonyms: sterility

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe state or condition of being sterile.

Similar
sterility

More synonyms by meaning

noun(of non-living objects) the state of being free of pathogenic organisms

Similar
asepsisantisepsissterility
Broader
sanitariness
Also see
antisepsisasepsissterility

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From sterile + -ness.

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Cite this entry
APA

sterileness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sterileness

MLA

“sterileness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sterileness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sterileness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sterileness.

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