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sterileness

sterileness noun: the state or condition of being sterile.

Noun

sterileness (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of being sterile.
    Synonyms:
    sterility

Synonyms of sterileness

Origin of sterileness

From sterile + -ness.

Questions about sterileness

What does sterileness mean?
Sterileness means the state or condition of being sterile.
What part of speech is sterileness?
Sterileness is a noun.

Words near sterileness in the dictionary

  1. sterile neutrino
  2. sterile neutrinos
  3. sterile oat
  4. sterile oats
  5. sterilely
  6. sterileness
  7. sterilisable
  8. sterilisation
  9. sterilisations
  10. sterilise
  11. sterilised

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