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Hygienic & sterile

0 hygienic= germ free 02br
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00sterile= germ free 02br
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00Can these be used interchangeably? If not, when to use what? 02br
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0 Hi, 02br 00Think of it this way. 02br 00Hygienic = very, very clean 02br 00Sterile = completely clean, free from bacteria 02br 02br 00We also use sterile in the sense of being devoid of life: 02br 00The planet's surface was sterile. 02br 00The man is unable to father a child, because he is sterile.

— Clive

  • 0 Hi, 02br 00Think of it this way.
  • 02br 00Hygienic = very, very clean 02br 00Sterile = completely clean, free from bacteria 02br 02br 00We also use sterile in the sense of being devoid of life: 02br 00The planet's surface was sterile.
  • 02br 00The man is unable to father a child, because he is sterile.
  • 02br 02br 00Best wishes, 02br 00Clive 0-
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0 Hi, 02br
00Think of it this way. 02br
00Hygienic = very, very clean 02br
00Sterile = completely clean, free from bacteria 02br
02br
00We also use sterile in the sense of being devoid of life: 02br
00The planet's surface was sterile. 02br
00The man is unable to father a child, because he is sterile. 02br
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