Hyphenation of Sterile

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word Sterile? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

Ster-ile

Definitions of Sterile:

1.	Incapable of reproducing An infertile couple
2.	Free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms A sterile operating area Aseptic surgical instruments Aseptic surgical techniques
3.	Deficient in originality or creativity Lacking powers of invention A sterile ideology lacking in originality Unimaginative development of a musical theme Uninspired writing

Synonyms of Sterile:

adj	sterile, unfertile, infertile, sterilized, sterilised, unfertilized, unfertilised, unimpregnated, barren, unfruitful, impotent, unproductive
adj	aseptic, antiseptic
adj	unimaginative, uninspired, uninventive, uncreative

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.