Aseptic vs. Sterile

Asepticadjective

Free of disease-causing microbes.

Asepticadjective

(medicine) Used to protect against infection by disease-causing microbes.

Asepticadjective

(food industry) pasteurised.

Asepticadjective

Not liable to putrefaction; nonputrescent.

Asepticadjective

free from pathogenic microorganisms; sterile; as, aseptic operating conditions.

Asepticadjective

lacking emotion, human warmth, or excitement.

Asepticnoun

An aseptic substance.

Asepticadjective

free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms;

Asepticadjective

free from contamination caused by harmful bacteria, viruses, or other microorganisms; surgically sterile or sterilized.

Asepticadjective

(of surgical practice) aiming at the complete exclusion of harmful microorganisms.

Sterileadjective

(uncomparable) Unable to reproduce (or procreate).

Sterileadjective

(figurative) Terse; lacking sentiment or emotional stimulation, as in a manner of speaking.

Sterileadjective

(figurative) Fruitless, uninspiring, or unproductive.

Sterileadjective

Germless; free from all living or viable microorganisms.

Sterileadjective

Free from dangerous objects, as a zone in an airport that can be only be entered via a security checkpoint.

Sterileadjective

Of weapons: foreign-made and untraceable to the United States.

Sterileadjective

Producing little or no crop; barren; unfruitful; unproductive; not fertile; as, sterile land; a sterile desert; a sterile year.

Sterileadjective

Incapable of reproduction; unfitted for reproduction of offspring; not able to germinate or bear fruit; unfruitful; as, a sterile flower, which bears only stamens.

Sterileadjective

Fig.: Barren of ideas; destitute of sentiment; as, a sterile production or author.

Sterileadjective

incapable of reproducing;

Sterileadjective

free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms;

Sterileadjective

deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention;