sterilizern.
/ˈstɛrɪlʌɪzə/ One who, or something which, sterilizes.
1. A substance that renders soil sterile.
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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > soil qualities > [noun] > soil as source of growth > infertility > sterilizing element
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1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 793 [Lime from magnesian limestone] has been unfairly denounced by Mr. Tennent and Sir H. Davy, as a sterilizer.
2. An apparatus for destroying micro-organisms.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > freedom from impurities > removal of impurities > disinfecting > [noun] > sterilization > apparatus
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1891 G. S. Woodhead Bacteria & their Products 398 Steam Sterilizer.
1895 Catal. Surg. Instruments (Arnold & Sons) 716 Sterilizer for Ligatures.
1898 E. C. E. Lückes Gen. Nursing xi. 144 Schimmelbusch's sterilizer is the one most used for the sterilization of instruments.
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