Definition of sterilize Sterilize
/stɛˈɹʌlajˌz/ - [sterulayz] - ster•i•lize
We found 9 definitions of sterilize from 4 different sources.
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sterilise - /stˈɛɹəlˌaɪz/
American English
sterilize - /stɛˈɹʌlajˌz/
What does sterilize mean?
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| sterilize - make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized" | ||
| sterilise, desex, unsex, desexualize, desexualise, fix | ||
| operate on, operate perform surgery on; "The doctors operated on the patient but failed to save his life" | ||
| neuter, spay, castrate, alter remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?" | ||
| demasculinise, demasculinize, emasculate, castrate remove the testicles of a male animal | ||
| vasectomise, vasectomize remove the vas deferens; "many men choose to be vasectomized as a form of safe birth control" | ||
| sterilize - make free from bacteria | ||
| sterilise | ||
| disinfect destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansing; "disinfect a wound" | ||
| autoclave subject to the action of an autoclave | ||
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- sterilize (Verb)
To deprive a male or female the ability to procreate. - sterilize (Verb)
To make unable to produce. To make unprofitable. - sterilize (Verb)
To kill, deactivate denature, or destroy break apart all living, viable microorganisms and spores that would be on a surface, in a fluid, or contained in a compound, such as culture media or a medical product.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- sterilize (v. t.)
To make sterile or unproductive; to impoverish, as land; to exhaust of fertility. - sterilize (v. t.)
To deprive of the power of reproducing; to render incapable of germination or fecundation; to make sterile. - sterilize (v. t.)
To destroy all spores or germs in (an organic fluid or mixture), as by heat, so as to prevent the development of bacterial or other organisms.
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🔤- sterilize, verb, present, 1st person singular of sterilize (infinitive).
- sterilize, verb (infinitive).
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