sterility
NOUN
/stə'rɪlɪti/
9 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S
sterility is a valid 9-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1T1E1R1I1L1I1T1Y4
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING
What does sterility mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
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.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
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2
(of non-living objects) the state of being free of pathogenic organisms.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
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