STERILITY
sterility, infertility
(noun) 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
asepsis, antisepsis, sterility, sterileness
(noun) (of non-living objects) the state of being free of pathogenic organisms
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
sterility (usually uncountable, plural sterilities)
The state or quality of being sterile.
Source: Wiktionary
Ste*ril"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. sterilitas: cf. F. stérilité.]
1. The quality or condition of being sterile.
2. (Biol.)
Definition: Quality of being sterile; infecundity; also, the state of being free from germs or spores.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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