sterilizingadjective
UK usually sterilizing uk/ˈster.ɪ.laɪ.zɪŋ/us/ˈster.ə.laɪ.zɪŋ/making something completely clean and free from bacteria:
I put my contact lenses in sterilizing solution every night.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Cleaning generally
- brush sb/sth off
- cleaner
- cleaning
- cleanse
- cleansing
- decontaminate
- groom
- purification
- purify
- rinse sth out
- sanitize
- scour
- scrub
- sluice
- sluice sth down/out
- sponge
- sweep
- wipe
- wipe sth down
- wipe sth up
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