Arid is a related term of sterile.
As adjectives the difference between arid and sterile
is that arid is very dry while sterile is sterile, barren, unprolific, infertile.
arid
English
Adjective
(
en-adj)
(
wikipedia arid)
Very dry.
Describing a very dry climate. Typically defined as less than 25 cm or 10 inches of rainfall annually.
Devoid of value.
Quotations
* 1956 — , The City and the Stars , p 37
*: Such occupations might have seemed arid to those who did not possess the intellect to appreciate their subtleties.
See also
* semiarid
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sterile
English
Adjective
(
en adjective)
(uncomparable) Unable to reproduce (or procreate).
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; free from all living or viable microorganisms.
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Synonyms
* (unable to procreate) barren, infertile
Related terms
* sterilisation / sterilization
* sterilise / sterilize
* sterilised / sterilized
* sterility
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