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sterile

[ster-il, -ahyl] / ˈstɛr ɪl, -aɪl /


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One received ultrasound-guided hydrodissection using normal saline, a sterile saltwater solution.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

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

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

The first is the sky above the sterile lab in Montpellier, southern France, where the device -- part of a nanosatellite -- will soon be soaring.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 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

Her sock was hardly sterile, but at least it would soothe the pain and cover the welt.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz


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