adj 1  :  failing to produce or incapable of producing offspring <a hybrid>  - compare INFERTILE   2  :  free from living organisms and esp. microorganisms <a cyst>  ster*ile*ly adv ste*ril*i*ty n pl  -ties  
 
 chiefly Brit   
 
Similar sounding terms:  cit·ral  ste·rol  sty·rol  su·tur·al 
 
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