sterile
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Behind the glass of a sterile room, two employees in full protective suits could be seen extracting an insulin component from a large vat to send a test sample to a customer.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
The active ingredients in the drugs would be manufactured at an FDA-registered facility subject to inspection, and compounders are overseen by state boards of pharmacies to ensure sterile conditions.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
Some desks were buried under stacks of paper, others were as sterile as a surgeon’s operating table.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
To unleash sterile male mosquitoes in a broader swath of the Greater L.A. district, officials are seeking up to $20 a year per single family home.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026
I hugged him tight, his fur smelling like a mix of dogs and vet chemicals, pungent and sterile.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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