Associations to the word «Sterilize»
Noun
- Buffer
- Wash
- Pack
- Alcohol
- Connector
- Processing
- Batch
- Vacuum
- Kit
- Ph
- Fly
- Valve
- Gas
- Skin
- Phosphate
- Patient
- Mildred
- Vitamin
- Medium
- Extract
- Component
- Product
- Material
- Agent
- Water
- Flavor
- Decay
- Calcium
- Vapor
- Immunity
- Food
- Kettle
- Inlet
- Suspension
- Regulator
- Substrate
- Minute
- Virus
- Glass
- Enclosure
- Boiler
- Injection
- Nitrogen
- Reactor
- Device
- Potassium
- Preparation
- Method
- Alberta
- Filling
- Exhaust
- Mars
- Item
- Package
- Spoon
- Laboratory
- Cat
- Chromatography
- Fill
- Guideline
- Pest
- Fertility
- Pound
- Fruit
- Culture
- Vegetable
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
STERILIZE, verb. To deprive a male or female the ability to procreate.
STERILIZE, verb. To make unable to produce. To make unprofitable.
STERILIZE, verb. (biology) 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.
Dictionary definition
STERILIZE, verb. Make free from bacteria.
STERILIZE, verb. Make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized".
Wise words
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