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sterilize
ster·il·ize S0745500 (stĕr′ə-līz′)tr.v. ster·il·ized, ster·il·iz·ing, ster·il·iz·es 1. To make free from live bacteria or other microorganisms.2. To eliminate the ability of a person or animal to produce offspring, as by altering or removing the reproductive organs.3. a. To make incapable of bearing fruit or germinating.b. To render (land) unfruitful.4. Economics To place (gold) in safekeeping so as not to affect the supply of money or credit.5. To make inoffensive or innocuous: sterilized the terminology with euphemisms.
ster′i·li·za′tion (-lĭ-zā′shən) n.ster′il·iz′er n.sterilize (ˈstɛrɪˌlaɪz) or sterilisevb (Biology) (tr) to render sterile; make infertile or barren ˈsteriˌlizable, ˈsteriˌlisable adjster•i•lize (ˈstɛr əˌlaɪz)
v.t. -lized, -liz•ing. 1. to cleanse by destroying microorganisms, parasites, etc., usu. by bringing to a high temperature. 2. to render (a person or animal) infertile by removing or inhibiting the sex organs. 3. to render (land, vegetation, etc.) barren or unproductive. 4. to delete or remove compromising or damaging material from. [1685–95] ster`i•li•za′tion, n. sterilize1. In naval mine warfare, to permanently render a mine incapable of firing by means of a device (e.g., sterilizer) within the mine.
2. (DOD only) To remove from material to be used in covert and clandestine operations, marks or devices which can identify it as emanating from the sponsoring nation or organization.sterilize
Past participle: sterilized
Gerund: sterilizing
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| sterilize | | sterilize |
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| I sterilize | | you sterilize | | he/she/it sterilizes | | we sterilize | | you sterilize | | they sterilize |
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| I sterilized | | you sterilized | | he/she/it sterilized | | we sterilized | | you sterilized | | they sterilized |
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| I am sterilizing | | you are sterilizing | | he/she/it is sterilizing | | we are sterilizing | | you are sterilizing | | they are sterilizing |
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| I have sterilized | | you have sterilized | | he/she/it has sterilized | | we have sterilized | | you have sterilized | | they have sterilized |
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| I was sterilizing | | you were sterilizing | | he/she/it was sterilizing | | we were sterilizing | | you were sterilizing | | they were sterilizing |
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| I had sterilized | | you had sterilized | | he/she/it had sterilized | | we had sterilized | | you had sterilized | | they had sterilized |
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| I will sterilize | | you will sterilize | | he/she/it will sterilize | | we will sterilize | | you will sterilize | | they will sterilize |
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| I will have sterilized | | you will have sterilized | | he/she/it will have sterilized | | we will have sterilized | | you will have sterilized | | they will have sterilized |
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| I will be sterilizing | | you will be sterilizing | | he/she/it will be sterilizing | | we will be sterilizing | | you will be sterilizing | | they will be sterilizing |
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| I have been sterilizing | | you have been sterilizing | | he/she/it has been sterilizing | | we have been sterilizing | | you have been sterilizing | | they have been sterilizing |
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| I will have been sterilizing | | you will have been sterilizing | | he/she/it will have been sterilizing | | we will have been sterilizing | | you will have been sterilizing | | they will have been sterilizing |
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| I had been sterilizing | | you had been sterilizing | | he/she/it had been sterilizing | | we had been sterilizing | | you had been sterilizing | | they had been sterilizing |
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| I would sterilize | | you would sterilize | | he/she/it would sterilize | | we would sterilize | | you would sterilize | | they would sterilize |
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| I would have sterilized | | you would have sterilized | | he/she/it would have sterilized | | we would have sterilized | | you would have sterilized | | they would have sterilized |
sterilizeTo destroy dangerous organisms by heat.Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | sterilize - make free from bacteriasteriliseautoclave - subject to the action of an autoclavedisinfect - destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansing; "disinfect a wound" | | 2. | sterilize - make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized"desex, desexualise, desexualize, sterilise, unsex, fixneuter, spay, castrate, alter - remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?"demasculinise, demasculinize, emasculate, castrate - remove the testicles of a male animalvasectomise, vasectomize - remove the vas deferens; "many men choose to be vasectomized as a form of safe birth control"operate on, operate - perform surgery on; "The doctors operated on the patient but failed to save his life" |
sterilizeverb1. disinfect, clean, purify, fumigate, decontaminate, autoclave, sanitize Sulphur is also used to sterilize equipment.2. make infertile, hysterectomize, vasectomize Just after a birth may seem a logical time to be sterilized.sterilizeverb1. To render free of microorganisms:decontaminate, disinfect, sanitize.2. To render incapable of reproducing sexually:alter, castrate, fix, geld, neuter, spay, unsex.Translationssterile (ˈsterail) adjective1. (of soil, plants, humans and other animals) unable to produce crops, seeds, children or young. 無法生育的，不結果的，無繁殖力的 不生育的，不结果的，不能生殖的 2. free from germs. A surgeon's equipment must be absolutely sterile. 無菌的 无菌的steˈrility (-ˈri-) noun 不育，無生殖力，無菌 不育，不孕，无菌 ˈsterilize, ˈsterilise (-ri-) verb1. to make (a woman etc) sterile. 使絕育 使绝育2. to kill germs in (eg milk) or on (eg surgical instruments) by boiling. 煮沸消毒 煮沸消毒ˌsteriliˈzation, ˌsteriliˈsation noun 滅菌，絕育 灭菌，绝育 sterilize
sterilize Sterlized portion of runway/airfield.i. To blank off a portion of an instrument panel for equipment not yet installed.
ii. To mark off a portion of a runway as not usable.
iii. To prohibit unauthorized access to a portion of or the entire airport for security reasons.
iv. To make unusable or unavailable a facility, such as a portion of an aircraft, for carrying a weapon.sterilize
sterilize [ster´ĭ-līz] to subject to sterilization.ster·il·ize (ster'ĭl-īz), To produce sterility.sterilize (stĕr′ə-līz′)tr.v. steril·ized, steril·izing, steril·izes 1. To make free from live bacteria or other microorganisms.2. To eliminate the ability of a person or animal to produce offspring, as by altering or removing the reproductive organs.3. a. To make incapable of bearing fruit or germinating.b. To render (land) unfruitful.
ster′i·li·za′tion (-lĭ-zā′shən) n.ster′il·iz′er n.ster·il·ize (ster'i-līz) To produce sterility or asepsis. Patient discussion about sterilizeQ. Is it good to put alcohol on burns? If I get a burn- should I sterilize it with alcohol to prevent infections?A. Tiffany is right...best to avoid alcohol. the treatment depends on the severity of the burn. here is a pamphlet about dealing with burns. very helpful!
http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/healthy/firstaid/after-injury/638.html
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Related to sterilize: steriliseSynonyms for sterilizeverb disinfectSynonyms- disinfect
- clean
- purify
- fumigate
- decontaminate
- autoclave
- sanitize
verb make infertileSynonyms- make infertile
- hysterectomize
- vasectomize
Synonyms for sterilizeverb to render free of microorganismsSynonyms- decontaminate
- disinfect
- sanitize
verb to render incapable of reproducing sexuallySynonyms- alter
- castrate
- fix
- geld
- neuter
- spay
- unsex
Synonyms for sterilizeverb make free from bacteriaSynonymsRelated Wordsverb make infertileSynonyms- desex
- desexualise
- desexualize
- sterilise
- unsex
- fix
Related Words- neuter
- spay
- castrate
- alter
- demasculinise
- demasculinize
- emasculate
- vasectomise
- vasectomize
- operate on
- operate
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