sterilized (verb)

  • 1sterilize — verb 1) the scalpel was first sterilized Syn: disinfect, fumigate, decontaminate, sanitize; pasteurize; clean, cleanse, purify; technical autoclave Ant: contaminate 2) over 6.5 million people were sterilized …

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  • 2desexualise — verb 1. direct one s libidinous urges into another direction • Syn: ↑desexualize • Hypernyms: ↑sublimate • Verb Frames: Somebody s something 2. make infertile in some countries, people with genetically …

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  • 3sterilise — verb 1. make free from bacteria • Syn: ↑sterilize • Derivationally related forms: ↑sterilisation, ↑steriliser, ↑sterilization (for: ↑sterilize), ↑sterilizer …

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  • 4sterilize — [[t]ste̱rɪlaɪz[/t]] sterilizes, sterilizing, sterilized (in BRIT, also use sterilise) 1) VERB If you sterilize a thing or a place, you make it completely clean and free from germs. [V n] Sulphur is also used to sterilize equipment... [V n] The… …

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  • 5sterilize — UK [ˈsterəlaɪz] / US [ˈsterəˌlaɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms sterilize : present tense I/you/we/they sterilize he/she/it sterilizes present participle sterilizing past tense sterilized past participle sterilized 1) to kill all the bacteria on… …

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  • 6Roma people — Infobox Ethnic group group = Roma image caption = Khamoro Roma Festival Prague 2007 flag caption = Flag of the Roma people pop = 15 million or more region1 = flagcountry|IND pop1 = 5,794,000 ref1 = lower| [cite… …

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  • 7Surgery — This article is about the medical specialty. For other uses, see Surgery (disambiguation). A cardiothoracic surgeon performs a mitral valve replacement at the Fitzsimons Army Medical Center. Surgery (from the Greek …

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  • 8jar — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ storage ▪ airtight, sealed ▪ mason (AmE), screw top (esp. BrE) ▪ sterilized (esp. BrE) …

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  • 9Crucifixion — For other uses, see Crucifixion (disambiguation). Crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth, by Marco Palmezzano (Uffizi, Florence), painting ca. 1490 …

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  • 10sterilize — ster|il|ize [ sterə,laız ] verb transitive 1. ) to kill all the bacteria on or in something and make it completely clean, for example by heating it to a very high temperature. Equipment is sterilized in a machine called a sterilizer. 2. ) to… …

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