sterility
(noun)
noun
1. (of non-living objects) the state of being free of pathogenic organisms
Similar word(s): antisepsis, asepsis, sterileness
Definition categories: state, sanitariness
2. the state of being unable to produce offspring; in a woman it is an inability to conceive; in a man it is an inability to impregnate
Similar word(s): infertility
Definition categories: state