sterility.

1. The inability of an organism to reproduce or produce viable offspring.

2. A condition in which viable microorganisms are absent.

3. A lack of productive activity, living richness, or creative development.

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Words that belong together

• male sterility
• seed sterility

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The study measured seed sterility after exposure.

Usage notes

Primary category: setting / environment. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.