sterile
adjective
free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic.
nonsterile
-
a word derived from
sterile.
Example Sentences
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Our usual setup involves sterile gloves, nonsterile gloves, gauze, little lubrication packets, olive oil, sterile equipment to use when we cut the cord or if the mother needs a repair after birth.
From Slate ● May 5, 2015
A horse is something that can make nonsterile babies with other horses; it may mate with a donkey, but since their offspring are sterile mules, horses and donkeys count as separate species.
From Slate ● Dec. 30, 2013
Colostrum is rich with immunoglobulins, which confer gastrointestinal, and also likely systemic, immunity as the newborn adjusts to a nonsterile environment.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
