STERILENESS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

antisepsis; asepsis; sterileness; sterility

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

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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