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sterilize (stere lz) -lized, -lizing
vt.
to make sterile; specif., a) to make incapable of producing others of its kind, as by removing the organs of reproduction or preventing them from functioning effectively b) to make (land) unproductive c) to free from living microorganisms, as by subjecting to great heat or chemical action Also [Chiefly Brit.] sterilise
sterilization (stere li zasen)
n.
sterilizer
n.


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