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Verb
/ˈsterəˌlīz/,
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sterilises, 3rd person singular present; sterilising, present participle; sterilised, past participle; sterilized, past participle; sterilizes, 3rd person singular present; sterilizing, present participle; sterilized, past tense; sterilised, past tense;
  1. Make (something) free from bacteria or other living microorganisms
    • - babies' feeding equipment can be cleaned and sterilized
    • - sterilized jars
  2. Deprive (a person or animal) of the ability to produce offspring, typically by removing or blocking the sex organs

  3. Make (land or water) unable to produce crops or support life

  1. make free from bacteria
  2. make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized"
  3. (sterilized) made infertile
  4. (sterilizer) autoclave: a device for heating substances above their boiling point; used to manufacture chemicals or to sterilize surgical instruments
  5. (sterilization) the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce)
  6. (sterilization) the procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means)
  7. (Sterilizer) An autoclave is a device to sterilize equipment and supplies by subjecting them to high pressure saturated steam at 121 °C or more, typically for 15-20 minutes depending on the size of the load and the contents . ...
  8. (Sterilization (economics)) Sterilization in macroeconomics refers to open market operations undertaken by a country's central bank (CB) whose aim is to neutralize the impact of associated foreign exchange operations. ...
  9. (Sterilization (microbiology)) Sterilization (or sterilisation, see spelling differences) is a term referring to any process that eliminates (removes) or kills all forms of life, including transmissible agents (such as fungi, bacteria, viruses, spore forms, etc. ...
  10. (Sterilization (surgical procedure)) Sterilization (also spelled sterilisation) is a surgical technique leaving a male or female unable to reproduce. It is a method of birth control. For non-surgical causes of sterility, see infertility.
  11. To deprive a male or female the ability to procreate; To make unable to produce. To make unprofitable; 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 ...
  12. (sterilization) The process of treating something to kill microorganisms; A procedure to permanently prevent an organism from reproducing; an instance of a sterilization procedure; A monetary policy operation used to offset a foreign exchange intervention
  13. (STERILIZED) to remove all traces of occupancy or passage; restore a site to its original condition before departure. For patrol units, clean-up of remnants and erasure of residues were necessary due to being outnumbered and operating in hostile areas. Also called "sanitize".
  14. (Sterilized) Non traceable back to the source agency.
  15. (Sterilized) means an animal rendered incapable of reproduction.
  16. (Sterilized) with respect to canned fish, means fish that has been treated with heat to prevent spoilage and to destroy all pathogenic organisms.
  17. (Sterilizer) One of three groups of antimicrobials registered for public health uses. EPA considers an antimicrobial to be a sterilizer when it destroys or eliminates all forms of bacteria, fungi, viruses, and their spores. ...
  18. (Sterilizer) Equipment for killing bacteria. High temperature sterilizer or pressure cookers are usually called retorts in the canning business.
  19. (Sterilization) The method used to render a material free from living organisms. Usual methods include steam under pressure, gas, and ionizing radiation.
  20. (Sterilization) Central Bank activity in the domestic money market to reduce the impact on money supply of its intervention activities in the FX market.
  21. (Sterilization) A surgical procedure designed to cause infertility, such as a tubal ligation or vasectomy.
  22. (sterilization) A process in which all living organisms are destroyed and residual removed from liquid.
  23. (Sterilization) A process where instruments are treated to remove all possible germs.
  24. Sterilization completely destroys all living organisms on an object or surface.
  25. (Sterilization) A physical or chemical process that results in complete destruction of all life forms. ...