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sterilized
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.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | sterilized - made infertilesterilisedinfertile, sterile, unfertile - incapable of reproducing; "an infertile couple" |
sterilizedadjectiveFree or freed from microorganisms:sanitized, sterile.EncyclopediaSeesterilizeFinancialSeeSterilizationsterilized
Related to sterilized: Sterilized interventionSynonyms for sterilizedadj free or freed from microorganismsSynonymsSynonyms for sterilizedadj made infertileSynonymsRelated Words- infertile
- sterile
- unfertile
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