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sterility

ste·ri·lity

US/stɜrˈɪlɪti/ rare

noun

1.

(of non-living objects) the state of being free of pathogenic organisms

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2.

the state of being unable to produce offspring; in a woman it is an inability to conceive; in a man it is an inability to impregnate

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From Middle English sterylite, sterylyte, from Latin sterilitās. By surface analysis, sterile + -ity.

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