Sterilized and Tainted

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Sterilized adjective - Made infertile.

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Tainted is an antonym for sterilized.

Tainted adjective - Containing foreign or lower-grade substances.

Usage example: tainted groundwater that is unfit to drink

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Sterilized is an antonym for tainted.

Nearby Words: taint, tainting

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