Hospitals must carefully track the lot numbers of sterilants used for surgical instruments to ensure patient safety.

The sterileness of the surgical instruments was confirmed before the operation.

Before every surgery, the team ensured every instrument was treated with a sterilant to prevent infection.

The surgeon sterilely prepared the incision site before making the cut.

The researchers categorized the different sterilities observed among the patient cohort.

The self-sterile apple tree produced abundant flowers but few fruits without a nearby compatible pollinator.

The clinic returned the non-sterile bandages to the supplier for replacement.

Farmers applied soil sterilants to the beds before planting to reduce pathogen pressure and improve seedling survival.

The landscaper warned that using a soil sterilant near the vegetable beds could leave the ground barren for years.

Many physicists are investigating whether the sterile neutrino, a potentially supermassive right-handed particle that interacts with other matter only through gravity, could be a constituent of dark matter.