sterility
ste-ril-i-ty
noun
The inability of a person, animal, or plant to produce offspring.
"The couple faced issues with sterility."
noun
The state of being completely free from all living microorganisms and germs.
"Surgeons ensure the sterility of their instruments."
noun
A lack of new ideas, imagination, or productive intellectual activity.
"The meeting suffered from intellectual sterility."
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Synonyms: asepsis, antisepsis, sterileness, infertility