Adjective
steril
Pronunciation: /ˌʃteˈʁiːl/
sterile
C2
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Meanings
Adjective
- sterile
- sterile (germless)
Example sentence
Alle Instrumente im Operationssaal müssen absolut steril sein.
All the instruments in the operating theatre must be completely sterile.
Usage
- sterile Instrumente — Instruments free of viable microorganisms.
- steril / sauber — Sterile versus merely clean; these do not imply the same standard.
Im Lehrfilm wurden die sterilen Instrumente einzeln ausgepackt.
In the instructional film, the sterile instruments were unpacked one by one.