sterilize
pronunciation
How to pronounce sterilize in British English:
UK [ˈsterəlaɪz]
How to pronounce sterilize in American English:
US [ˈstɛrəlaɪz]
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- Verb:
- make free from bacteria
- make infertile
Word Origin
- sterilize (v.)
- "destroy the fertility of," 1690s (in reference to soil), from French stériliser or else from sterile + -ize; of living things from 1828. Meaning "render free of micro-organisms" is from 1878. Related: Sterilized; sterilizing.
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Example
- 1. Eg. he boiled his syringe and fired his knife to sterilize them .
- 2. Researchers in london say the technique could be used to sterilize wounds .
- 3. I should mention as well that all rubber and jelly sex toys are impossible to sterilize .
- 4. She is trying to raise funds to capture , sterilize and re-house the canmore rabbits to a safe place in alberta .
- 5. Manufacturers use the same technique to sterilize many disposable medical devices like syringes and needles .