sterilised
Definition
Adjective: Made incapable of reproduction; rendered infertile.
Usage
The adjective sterilised describes something (often a living being, a medical instrument, or a substance) that has undergone a process to eliminate all living microorganisms, including reproductive capabilities. It is commonly used in medical, scientific, and domestic contexts. * The sterilised surgical instruments were laid out on the tray, ready for the operation. * After the procedure, the animal was sterilised to prevent unwanted offspring. * You should only use sterilised water to clean the wound.
Advanced Usage
- Figurative Use: In economics or sociology, sterilised can describe an intervention (like a central bank's purchase of foreign currency) that is designed to neutralize its potential inflationary effect on the domestic money supply.
- The central bank conducted a sterilised intervention to stabilize the exchange rate.
Variants and Related Words
- Sterilise (verb, UK spelling): The action of making something sterile.
- They needed to sterilise the lab equipment.
- Sterilized (adjective, US spelling): The American English spelling of sterilised.
- Sterile (adjective): The state of being free from living microorganisms or being infertile. (Sterilised describes the of achieving this state).
- The packaging ensures the bandages remain sterile.
Synonyms
- Disinfected
- Decontaminated
- Aseptic
- Infertile (when referring to living beings)
- Barren (when referring to living beings or land)
Antonyms
- Contaminated
- Septic
- Fertile
- Productive
Related Phrases
- Sterilised field: A specific area, typically in surgery, that has been made free from microorganisms.
- The surgeon worked within a carefully maintained sterilised field.
Adjective
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made infertile
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