sterilize

Meaning of sterilize

verb
  1. To deprive of the ability to procreate.
  2. To make unable to produce; to make unprofitable.
  3. To kill, deactivate (denature), or destroy (break apart) all living, viable microorganisms and spores on a surface, in a fluid, or contained in a compound, such as culture media or a medical product.
  4. To redact (a document), removing classified or sensitive material.

Information about sterilize

  • It is a verb.
  • The plural form of sterilize is: sterilizes.
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Hyphenation of sterilize

ster-il-ize

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
  • sterilize is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

sterilize synonyms

Meaning sterilise:

desex, unsex, desexualize, fix

Anagrams of sterilize

Listerize

Words that rhyme with sterilize

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