ster·il·ize

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• sterilize — ster|il|ize [ sterə,laız ] verb transitive 1. ) to kill all the bacteria on or in something and make it completely clean, for example by heating it to a very high temperature. Equipment is sterilized in a machine called a sterilizer. 2. ) to… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• sterilize — ster|il|ize also sterilise BrE [ˈsterılaız] v [T] 1.) to make something completely clean by killing any ↑bacteria in it ▪ Sterilize the bottles with boiling water. ▪ sterilized milk ▪ sterilizing solution 2.) if a person or animal is sterilized,… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• chemosterilant — che·mo·ster·il·ant .kē mō ster ə ləntalso .kem ō n a substance that produces irreversible sterility (as of an insect) without marked alteration of mating habits or life expectancy che·mo·ster·il·iza·tion or Brit che·mo·ster·il·isa·tion .ster ə lə …   Medical dictionary

• sterilize — To produce sterility. * * * ster·il·ize also Brit ster·il·ise ster ə .līz vt, ized also Brit ised; iz·ing also Brit is·ing to make sterile: a) to deprive of the power of reproducing b) to free from living microorganisms (as by the use of physical …   Medical dictionary

• Sterilize — Ster il*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sterilized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sterilizing}.] [Cf. F. st[ e]riliser.] 1. To make sterile or unproductive; to impoverish, as land; to exhaust of fertility. [R.] Sterilizing the earth. Woodward. [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Sterilized — Sterilize Ster il*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sterilized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sterilizing}.] [Cf. F. st[ e]riliser.] 1. To make sterile or unproductive; to impoverish, as land; to exhaust of fertility. [R.] Sterilizing the earth. Woodward. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Sterilizing — Sterilize Ster il*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sterilized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sterilizing}.] [Cf. F. st[ e]riliser.] 1. To make sterile or unproductive; to impoverish, as land; to exhaust of fertility. [R.] Sterilizing the earth. Woodward. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

• tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… …   English syllables

• a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables