sterileness

8.3

Being completely free of germs on instruments or surfaces

noun
/ˈstɪr.ə.lə.nəs/

Specialized

: esterilidad

The sterileness of the operating room is crucial to preventing infections.

Examples

Laboratory tests verified the sterileness of all the equipment before use.
After autoclaving, the instruments achieved complete sterileness.
The sterileness is essential.
Check the sterileness!
Laboratory tests verified the sterileness of all the equipment before use.
After autoclaving, the instruments achieved complete sterileness.
The sterileness of the operating room is crucial to preventing infections.

Synonyms

sterility

vssterileness

Specialized

1 6.6

Completely free of germs that can cause infection

focuses on being free from pathogens especially for non living objects

asepsis

vssterileness

Specialized

9.0

A state of being free from harmful germs to prevent infection in medical care

is about being free from pathogens mainly relating to non living objects

Antonyms

infection

Specialized

594 3.1

Harmful germs enter the body and make you sick

contamination

Specialized

76 4.8

Harmful things that make food, water, or places unsafe

How Sterile

sterileness

Specialized

8.3

sanitization

1 3.9

cleanliness

26 1.0

contamination

Specialized

76 4.8

Surface Forms

sterileness singular

sterilenesses plural

Morphology

sterileness = sterile (transparent) = sterile + ness

The word is transparently derived from 'sterile' with the addition of the suffix '-ness', indicating a state or quality.

Etymology

Sterileness comes from the same root as sterile, which goes back to the old Latin word sterilis meaning 'unable to produce life' or 'barren'. So the idea changed from 'no life' to 'no germs', and sterileness is the state of being 'free from germs' on things.