American English pronunciation
How to pronounce sterilize
IPA transcription: [s'tɛɹə,laɪz]
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Verb
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make free from bacteria
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make infertile
“in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized”
Usage examples
- Deposition of this heavily saline soil on nearby fields effectively sterilizes them.
- This method was later used to sterilize thousands of women in Auschwitz.
- Devices that cannot be adequately sterilized such as horn and bone are not recommended.