sterility
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
(of non-living objects) the state of being free of pathogenic organisms
Types & categories
- sanitariness hypernym
Related & opposite
- antiseptic derivation
- aseptic derivation
Sense 2 noun
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
Types & categories
- physical condition hypernym
- impotence hyponym
- barrenness hyponym
- cacogenesis hyponym
- dysgenesis hyponym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | antiseptic |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | aseptic |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | sanitariness |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | fecundity |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | sterile |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | physical condition |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | impotence |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | barrenness |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | cacogenesis |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | dysgenesis |