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sterile

[ster-il, -ahyl] / ˈstɛr ɪl, -aɪl /


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Compounding pharmacies are pharmacies, you can’t get a drug without a prescription, certainly not a sterile injectable drug.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

As Abuja has slowly filled in over the years, it has shed some of its sterile feel, hosting a photography festival, an international film festival and a burgeoning literary scene.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

During the 1950s, officials carried out one of the most successful biological control campaigns in history using a method known as the sterile insect technique.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

Depending on what is ordered, copycat retatrutide can arrive needing to be mixed with sterile, bacteriostatic water which requires various calculations.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

When the world reappears again, we are both standing in a sterile, white space with white walls that stretch to infinity.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu




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