presterilize
verb
pre·ster·il·ize ˌprē-ˈster-ə-ˌlīz 
variants or pre-sterilize
presterilized or pre-sterilized; presterilizing or pre-sterilizing
transitive verb
: to make (something) sterile in advance
The jars should be presterilized.
They always presterilize the instruments.
presterilization
ˌprē-ˌster-ə-lə-ˈzā-shən
noun or pre-sterilization
presterilization of lab equipment
presterilized adjective
or pre-sterilized
using presterilized containers
Word History
First Known Use
1900, in the meaning defined above
- biome
- biomechanical
- biomechanically
- biomechanics
- biomechatronic
- biomedical
- biomedical engineer
- biomedical engineering
- biomedicine
- biomedicines
- biomes
- biometeorological
- biometeorologies
- biometeorologist
- biometeorologists
- biometeorology
- biometers
- biometric
- biometrical
- biometrician
- biometricians
- biometrics
- biometries
- biometry
- biomicroscopic