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  • 71geld — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. castrate, neuter, sterilize, emasculate, alter, *fix. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To render incapable of reproducing sexually: alter, castrate, fix, neuter, spay, sterilize, unsex. See REPRODUCTION, RICH …

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  • 72sanitize — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. clean, sterilize, disinfect, make antiseptic. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To render free of microorganisms: decontaminate, disinfect, sterilize. See CLEAN …

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  • 73spay — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. sterilize. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To render incapable of reproducing sexually: alter, castrate, fix, geld, neuter, sterilize, unsex. See REPRODUCTION, RICH …

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  • 74Unproductiveness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Unproductiveness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 unproductiveness unproductiveness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 infertility infertility sterility infecundity Sgm: N 1 impotence impotence &c. 158 Sgm: N 1 unprofitableness unpr …

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  • 75Preservation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Preservation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 preservation preservation Sgm: N 1 safe keeping safe keeping Sgm: N 1 conservation conservation &c.(storage) 636 Sgm: N 1 maintenance maintenance support susteritation… …

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  • 76sterilization — 1874, noun of action from STERILIZE (Cf. sterilize) …

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  • 77bleach — verb 1》 make white or much lighter by a chemical process or by exposure to sunlight. 2》 clean or sterilize with bleach. noun a chemical used for bleaching and also to sterilize drains, sinks, etc. Origin OE blcan (v.), blce (n.), from blc pale ,… …

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  • 78bleach — ► VERB 1) make white or lighter by a chemical process or by exposure to sunlight. 2) clean or sterilize with bleach. ► NOUN ▪ a chemical used to bleach things and also to sterilize drains, sinks, etc. ORIGIN Old English, related to BLEAK(Cf.… …

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  • 79desexualise — 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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  • 80sterilisation — noun 1. the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce) • Syn: ↑sterilization • Derivationally related forms: ↑sterilise, ↑sterilize (for: ↑sterilization) • Hypernyms …

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