STERILIZE
\stˈɛɹə͡lˌa͡ɪz], \stˈɛɹəlˌaɪz], \s_t_ˈɛ_ɹ_əl_ˌaɪ_z]\
Definitions of STERILIZE
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By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To deprive of the power of reproducing; to render incapable of germination or fecundation; to make sterile.
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To destroy all spores or germs in (an organic fluid or mixture), as by heat, so as to prevent the development of bacterial or other organisms.
By Oddity Software
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To make fruitless or barren; deprive of the power of reproduction; to free from germs; as, to sterilize milk.
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Sterilizer.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
By James Champlin Fernald
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.