sterility

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sterility

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From Middle English sterylite, sterylyte, from Latin sterilitās. By surface analysis, sterile + -ity.

noun sterilities

uncountable, usually The state or quality of being sterile.
Similar: sterileness

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noun state of being sterile

Español	esterilidad
Kiswahili	ugumba
Português	esterilidade
Deutsch	Sterilität
Italiano	sterilità
Ελληνικά	αγονία agonía

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"sterility." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sterility. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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sterility. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sterility

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"sterility." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sterility.

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@misc{sterility_2026,
  title = {sterility},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sterility},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}