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( ste rɪlaɪz )
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense sterilizes , present participle sterilizing , past tense , past participle sterilized regional note: in BRIT, also use sterilise 1. verb If you sterilize a thing or a place, you make it completely clean and free from germs.
Sulphur is also used to sterilize equipment. [ VERB noun]
The milk was sterilized and sealed in bottles. [ VERB noun]
Synonyms: disinfect, clean, purify, fumigate More Synonyms of sterilize
sterilization ( ste rɪlaɪzeɪ ʃə n , US -lɪz-) uncountable noun ...the pasteurization and sterilization of milk. [ + of ]
2. verb [ usually passive] If a person or an animal is sterilized , they have a medical operation that makes it impossible for them to have or produce babies.
My wife was sterilized after the birth of her fourth child. [ be VERB -ed]
sterilization Word forms: plural sterilizations variable noun In some cases, a sterilization is performed through the vaginal wall.
More Synonyms of sterilize
sterilize in British English or sterilise ( ˈstɛrɪˌlaɪz )
verb ( transitive) to render sterile; make infertile or barren
Derived forms
sterilizable ( ˈsteriˌlizable) or sterilisable ( ˈsteriˌlisable) adjective
sterilize in American English ( ˈstɛrəˌlaɪz )
verb transitive Word forms: ˈsteriˌlized or ˈsteriˌlizing to make sterile
; specif., a. to make incapable of producing others of its kind, as by removing the organs of reproduction or preventing them from functioning effectively
b. to make (land) unproductive
c. to free from living microorganisms, as by subjecting to great heat or chemical action
Also Chiefly British ˈsteriˌlise Derived forms
sterilization ( ˌsteriliˈzation) ( ˌstɛrəlɪˈzeɪʃən ) noun
sterilizer ( ˈsteriˌlizer) noun
Examples of 'sterilize' in a sentence sterilize
At least you can hold it over the flame and kind of - you know- sterilize it. `Once a day, they used to go through the corridors outside the labs with steam hoses and sterilize, in the evenings. In other languages sterilize
British English :
sterilize /
ˈstɛrɪˌlaɪz /
VERB If you sterilize a thing or place, you make it completely clean and free from germs.
Sterilize a large needle by boiling it.
American English : sterilize Arabic : يُعَقِّمُ Brazilian Portuguese : esterilizar Chinese : 消毒 Croatian : sterilizirati Czech : sterilizovat Danish : sterilisere Dutch : steriliseren European Spanish : esterilizar Finnish : sterilisoida French : stériliser German : sterilisieren Greek : αποστειρώνω Italian : sterilizzare Japanese : 滅菌する Korean : 살균하다 Norwegian : sterilisere Polish : wysterylizować European Portuguese : esterilizar Romanian : a steriliza Russian : стерилизовать Latin American Spanish : esterilizar Swedish : sterilisera Thai : ทำให้ปราศจากเชื้อ Turkish : sterilize etmek Ukrainian : стерилізувати Vietnamese : khử trùng Chinese translation of 'sterilize' vt [object] 消毒 (xiāodú) [person, animal] 使绝(絕)育 (shǐ juéyù)
Definition
to make sterile
Sulphur is also used to sterilize equipment.
Definition
to make sterile
Just after a birth may seem a logical time to be sterilized.
Synonyms
make infertile
hysterectomize
vasectomize
Additional synonyms Definition
to make or become free of dirt
Her father cleaned his glasses with a paper napkin. It took half an hour to clean the orange powder off the bath.
Synonyms
cleanse ,
wash ,
bath ,
sweep ,
dust ,
wipe ,
vacuum ,
scrub ,
sponge ,
rinse ,
mop ,
launder ,
scour ,
purify ,
do up ,
swab ,
disinfect ,
lave ,
deodorize ,
sanitize ,
deep clean
Definition
to make (a place or object) safe by removing poisons, radioactivity, etc.
procedures for decontaminating people affected by radiation
Synonyms
sterilize ,
clean ,
cleanse ,
purify ,
make safe ,
disinfect ,
fumigate ,
deodorize ,
sanitize ,
disinfest
Definition
to treat (something contaminated) with fumes
I'm going to fumigate the greenhouse.
Synonyms
disinfect ,
cleanse ,
purify ,
sterilize ,
sanitize ,
clean out or up
Additional synonyms Definition
to free (something) of harmful or inferior matter
Plants can filter and purify the air in your office.
Synonyms
clean ,
filter ,
cleanse ,
refine ,
clarify ,
disinfect ,
fumigate ,
decontaminate ,
sanitize ,
detoxify
motels with their sanitized toilet seats and mini bars of soap
Synonyms
sterilize ,
cleanse ,
disinfect ,
purge ,
purify ,
fumigate ,
decontaminate ,
pasteurize