Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - sterile
Sterile
sterile
adj. 1 not able to produce crop or fruit or (of an animal) young; barren. 2 unfruitful, unproductive (sterile discussions). 3 free from living micro-organisms etc. 4 lacking originality or emotive force; mentally barren. Derivatives sterilely adv. sterility n. Etymology: F st{eacute}rile or L sterilis
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adjective Etymology: Middle English steryle, from Latin sterilis; akin to Gothic stairo barren animal, Sanskrit starī ~ cow Date: 15th century 1. failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores, failing to produce or incapable of producing offspring , incapable of germinating , neither perfect nor pistillate, 2. unproductive of vegetation , free from living organisms and especially microorganisms , lacking in stimulating emotional or intellectual quality ; lifeless , ~ly adverb sterility noun ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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