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infertile

 
Dictionary: in·fer·tile   (ĭn-fûr'tl) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Not fertile; unproductive or barren.
  2. Biology.
    1. Not capable of initiating, sustaining, or supporting reproduction.
    2. Not fertilized and hence incapable of growing and developing: infertile duck eggs.
  3. Not capable of sustaining crops or vegetation: infertile land.
  4. Unproductive or producing little: a path of research that proved infertile.

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adjective

  1. Lacking or unable to produce growing plants or crops: barren, sterile, unfruitful, unproductive. See rich/poor.
  2. Unable to produce offspring: barren, childless, impotent, sterile, unfruitful. See rich/poor.

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adj

Definition: not bearing fruit, young
Antonyms: fertile, fruitful, potent, productive


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adj

Unable to produce offspring.

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A term usually used to describe soils lacking in nutrients.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ufrugtbar

Nederlands (Dutch)
onvruchtbaar

Français (French)
adj. - infertile, stérile

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unfruchtbar

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - άγονος, άκαρπος, στείρος

Italiano (Italian)
sterile, arido

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - infértil

Русский (Russian)
бесплодный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - estéril, infecundo, árido

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ofruktbar, ofruktsam, obefruktad

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
不肥沃的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不肥沃的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 불모의, 생식력이 없는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - やせた, 不毛の, 生殖力のない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مجدب, قاحل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮עקר, לא-פורה‬


 
 
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