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ster·il·ize
(stĕr′ə-līz′)tr.v. ster·il·ized, ster·il·iz·ing, ster·il·iz·es
1. To make free from live bacteria or other microorganisms.
2. To eliminate the ability of a person or animal to produce offspring, as by altering or removing the reproductive organs.
3.
a. To make incapable of bearing fruit or germinating.
b. To render (land) unfruitful.
4. Economics To place (gold) in safekeeping so as not to affect the supply of money or credit.
5. To make inoffensive or innocuous: sterilized the terminology with euphemisms.
ster′i·li·za′tion (-lĭ-zā′shən) n.
ster′il·iz′er n.
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sterilize
(ˈstɛrɪˌlaɪz) orsterilise
vb
(Biology) (tr) to render sterile; make infertile or barren
ˈsteriˌlizable, ˈsteriˌlisable adj
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ster•i•lize
(ˈstɛr əˌlaɪz)v.t. -lized, -liz•ing.
1. to cleanse by destroying microorganisms, parasites, etc., usu. by bringing to a high temperature.
2. to render (a person or animal) infertile by removing or inhibiting the sex organs.
3. to render (land, vegetation, etc.) barren or unproductive.
4. to delete or remove compromising or damaging material from.
[1685–95]
ster`i•li•za′tion, n.
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sterilize
1. In naval mine warfare, to permanently render a mine incapable of firing by means of a device (e.g., sterilizer) within the mine.
2. (DOD only) To remove from material to be used in covert and clandestine operations, marks or devices which can identify it as emanating from the sponsoring nation or organization.
2. (DOD only) To remove from material to be used in covert and clandestine operations, marks or devices which can identify it as emanating from the sponsoring nation or organization.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
sterilize
Past participle: sterilized
Gerund: sterilizing
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Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
sterilize
To destroy dangerous organisms by heat.
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| Verb | 1. | sterilize - make free from bacteria autoclave - subject to the action of an autoclave disinfect - destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansing; "disinfect a wound" |
| 2. | sterilize - make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized" vasectomise, vasectomize - remove the vas deferens; "many men choose to be vasectomized as a form of safe birth control" operate on, operate - perform surgery on; "The doctors operated on the patient but failed to save his life" |
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sterilize
verb
1. disinfect, clean, purify, fumigate, decontaminate, autoclave, sanitize Sulphur is also used to sterilize equipment.
2. make infertile, hysterectomize, vasectomize Just after a birth may seem a logical time to be sterilized.
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sterilize
verb1. To render free of microorganisms:
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Translations
sterilizovat
sterilisere
sterilisoidasteriloida
sterilizirati
sterilizál
dauîhreinsa, gera ófrjóangerilsneyîa
滅菌する
살균하다
sterilizovať
sterilisera
ทำให้ปราศจากเชื้อ
kısırlaştırmakmikroplarını öldürmeksterilize etmek
khử trùng
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
sterilize
[ˈstɛrɪlaɪz] sterilise (British) vt [+ equipment, medical instruments, water, milk] → stériliser
[+ person, animal] → stériliser
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
sterilize
vt person, instruments → sterilisieren
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
sterile
(ˈsterail) adjective1. (of soil, plants, humans and other animals) unable to produce crops, seeds, children or young.
2. free from germs. A surgeon's equipment must be absolutely sterile.
steˈrility (-ˈri-) nounˈsterilize, ˈsterilise (-ri-) verb
1. to make (a woman etc) sterile.
2. to kill germs in (eg milk) or on (eg surgical instruments) by boiling.
ˌsteriliˈzation, ˌsteriliˈsation nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
sterilize
→ يُعَقِّمُ sterilizovat sterilisere sterilisieren αποστειρώνω esterilizar sterilisoida stériliser sterilizirati sterilizzare 滅菌する 살균하다 steriliseren sterilisere wysterylizować esterilizar стерилизовать sterilisera ทำให้ปราศจากเชื้อ sterilize etmek khử trùng 消毒Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
ster·il·ize
vt. esterilizar, desinfectar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
sterilize
vt esterilizarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.