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nonsterile

nonsterile adjective: not sterile.

Adjective

nonsterile (not comparable)

  1. Not sterile.
    Synonyms:
    unsterile

Synonyms of nonsterile

Forms of nonsterile

alternative formnon-sterile

Origin of nonsterile

From non- + sterile.

Questions about nonsterile

What does nonsterile mean?
Nonsterile means not sterile.
What part of speech is nonsterile?
Nonsterile is an adjective.

Words near nonsterile in the dictionary

  1. nonstereospecifically
  2. nonstereotyped
  3. nonstereotypic
  4. nonstereotypical
  5. nonsteric
  6. nonsterile
  7. nonsterility
  8. nonsterilizable
  9. nonsterilized
  10. nonsterilizing
  11. nonsteroid

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