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STERILENESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sterileness mean? 

STERILENESS (noun)
  The noun STERILENESS has 1 sense:

1. (of non-living objects) the state of being free of pathogenic organismsplay

  Familiarity information: STERILENESS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


STERILENESS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

antisepsis; asepsis; sterileness; sterility

Hypernyms ("sterileness" is a kind of...):

sanitariness (the state of being conducive to health)

Derivation:

sterile (free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms)


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