单词 | desterilize |
释义 | desterilize in American English (diˈstɛrəˌlaɪz) verb transitiveWord forms: deˈsteriˌlized or deˈsteriˌlizing to bring back from a sterile state; specif., to release (gold) from a neutralized position into an active position in the monetary system where it can support credit and monetary issues desterilize in American English (diˈsterəˌlaiz) transitive verbWord forms: -lized, -lizing to utilize an idle fund or commodity, as when a nation issues currency against gold previously unused Also esp Brit desterilise Derived forms desterilization noun Word origin [de- + sterilize]de- is a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin (decide); also used to indicate privation, removal, and separation (dehumidify), negation (demerit; derange), descent (degrade; deduce), reversal (detract), or intensity (decompound) |
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