sterile
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5.3
- adjective
- /ˈstɛrəl/
:
infértil
- The growers can also release factory-reared sterile males that later mate with wild females.
- sterile male
- sterile insect
- sterile fish
And you said that the female ants or the workers are all sterile females.
- And you said that the female ants or the workers are all sterile females.
- Now, there are lots of sterile varieties that exist that do not produce viable seed.
- So dahlias do not give actual viable seed The they are they're a hybrid and so they have sterile seed.
- Not to mention, would you know, is he's he's actually sterile, which sucks, but I know for a fact he's sterile.
Examples
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When they mate with sterile male medflies, however, no viable offspring are produced.
Academic text (2000) -
How could sterile workers evolve in social insects?
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See, he knew he was sterile.
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And sure enough, your odds of becoming completely sterile are through the roof.
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So it turned out Wade is sterile.
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We had tried for years and, well it turned out I'm sterile.
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Their offspring, however, are sterile, and insects treated with lower doses of radiation are more competitive.
Academic text (2006) -
Another component of the area-wide project is the release of sterile codling moth males.
Academic text (1995) -
Trembling, Jane rose and walked across the sterile floor to clone capsule 845637Y.
Fiction book (1995) -
After several tests, the doctor informed him that he was sterile and unable to have children.
Synonyms
19
5.2
Not able to have babies or other young
12
6.8
Unable to have children or young
Unable to have babies or make seeds
Made unable to have babies or young by an operation
An animal with the body parts that make babies removed so it cannot have young
Not able to have young or make seeds
Not able to have children or young
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
3
3.9
A completely clean place with no bacteria or germs, used in surgery and labs
How Fertile
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word sterile comes from the Latin sterilis, meaning 'barren' or 'not able to produce'. So when a person or animal is called sterile, it means they cannot have children or reproduce.