nonreproductive
Without producing offspring
Nonreproductive describes activities, functions, or structures not involved in reproduction.
In biology, nonreproductive cells or organs serve purposes other than producing offspring: nonreproductive workers in a bee colony, nonreproductive tissue.
The term also applies to sexual activity not aimed at procreation: nonreproductive sex.
Sometimes used of life stages or choices: nonreproductive years, nonreproductive by choice.
Unable to produce offspring
- barrenUnable to produce
- impotentLacking power or efficacy
- childlessLacking any offspring
- vasectomizedMade reproductively incapable
neutered · spayed · castrated · hysterectomized · menopausal · contraceptive · sterilized · unfertilized
Failing to achieve results
- futileIncapable of producing results
- ineffectiveLacking power to achieve
- abortiveFailed before completion
- vainExcessively proud or futile
unavailing · bootless · purposeless · idle · otiose · unprolific · inefficacious · pointless
Developing from an outgrowth
- fissionNuclear breakup releasing energy
- fragmentationBreaking into smaller pieces
- mitosisNuclear division producing identical cells
- vegetativeOf plant growth
cloning · spore · parthenogenesis · binary fission · regeneration · somatic · cellular division · propagation
Microbe-killing substance
- asepticFree from pathogens
- disinfectedFreed from harmful microorganisms
- sanitizedCleansed of contaminants
- germ-freeLacking any microorganisms
hygienic · decontaminated · pasteurized · autoclaved · sterile field · surgical · clinical · pathogen-free
infertile
Unable to produce offspring
vasectomized · neutered · spayed · castrated · hysterectomized · menopausal · contraceptive · sterilized · unfertilized · seedless
unproductive
Failing to achieve results
- futileIncapable of producing results
- ineffectiveLacking power to achieve
- abortiveFailed before completion
vain · unavailing · bootless · purposeless · idle · otiose · unprolific · inefficacious · pointless · unsuccessful
budding
Developing from an outgrowth
- fissionNuclear breakup releasing energy
- fragmentationBreaking into smaller pieces
- mitosisNuclear division producing identical cells
vegetative · cloning · spore · parthenogenesis · binary fission · regeneration · somatic · cellular division · propagation · replication
antiseptic
Microbe-killing substance
- asepticFree from pathogens
- disinfectedFreed from harmful microorganisms
- sanitizedCleansed of contaminants
germ-free · hygienic · decontaminated · pasteurized · autoclaved · sterile field · surgical · clinical · pathogen-free · uncontaminated
nonreproductivereproductive
Related to producing offspring
fertile · fecund · generative · procreative · breeding
product, production, producer, productive, reproduce, reproduction, reproduced, procreate, reproducing