to sterilize
11sterilize — [[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… …
12sterilize — 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… …
13sterilize — transitive verb ( ized; izing) Date: 1695 to make sterile: as a. to cause (land) to become unfruitful b. (1) to deprive of the power of reproducing < surgically sterilize cats and dogs > (2) to make incapable of germination c. to make powerless… …
14sterilize — To produce sterility. * * * ster·il·ize also Brit ster·il·ise ster ə .līz vt, ized also Brit ised; iz·ing also Brit is·ing to make sterile: a) to deprive of the power of reproducing b) to free from living microorganisms (as by the use of physical …
15sterilize — ster|il|ize also sterilise BrE [ˈsterılaız] v [T] 1.) to make something completely clean by killing any ↑bacteria in it ▪ Sterilize the bottles with boiling water. ▪ sterilized milk ▪ sterilizing solution 2.) if a person or animal is sterilized,… …
16sterilize — to destroy Literally, to render barren, whence to purify or make clean. It may refer to obliterating tapes or removing documents from files if they might prove embarrassing. In Vietnam military jargon, it meant dropping bombs and trying to… …
17sterilize — also ise BrE verb (transitive usually passive) 1 to make something completely clean and kill any bacteria in it: sterilized milk | Sterilize the bottles with boiling water. 2 to perform an operation that makes a person or animal unable to have… …
18sterilize — kenksmingumo šalinimas statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Laivyno minų kare – minos viduje tam tikru, pvz., neveikties, įtaisu padaryti miną neveiksmingą. atitikmenys: angl. sterilize pranc. stérilisation …
19sterilize — 1. 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… …
20sterilize — verb a) To deprive a male or female the ability to procreate. b) To make unable to produce. To make unprofitable. See Also: sterile, sterilization …
