sterilize 音标拼音: [st'ɛrəl
, ɑɪz]
vt . 使成不毛,断种,杀菌,消毒
使成不毛,断种,杀菌,消毒
sterilize v 1 :
make free from bacteria [
synonym : {
sterilize }, {
sterilise }]
2 :
make infertile ; "
in some countries ,
people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized " [
synonym : {
sterilize },
{
sterilise }, {
desex }, {
unsex }, {
desexualize }, {
desexualise },
{
fix }]
Sterilize \
Ster "
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v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Sterilized };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Sterilizing }.] [
Cf .
F .
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riliser .]
1 .
To make sterile or unproductive ;
to impoverish ,
as land ;
to exhaust of fertility . [
R .] "
Sterilizing the earth ."
--
Woodward .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 . (
Biol .)
To deprive of the power of reproducing ;
to render incapable of germination or fecundation ;
to make sterile .
3 . (
Microbiology ,
Medicine )
To destroy all spores or germs in (
an organic fluid or mixture )
or on (
a medical instrument ),
as by heat ,
so as to prevent contamination by bacteria or other organisms .
A common method of sterilization in laboratories and medical facilities is to heat a liquid sample or an instrument in an autoclave .
[
1913 Webster PJC ]
4 .
To destroy all spores or germs on (
a surface )
by wetting with an antiseptic liquid ,
such as an alcoholic solution .
[
PJC ]
36 Moby Thesaurus words for "
sterilize ":
alter ,
antisepticize ,
autoclave ,
boil ,
castrate ,
change ,
chlorinate ,
clean ,
cleanse ,
decontaminate ,
delouse ,
demasculinize ,
depurate ,
desex ,
desexualize ,
devitalize ,
disinfect ,
effeminize ,
emasculate ,
enervate ,
etiolate ,
exhaust ,
fix ,
fumigate ,
geld ,
hygienize ,
mutilate ,
neuter ,
pasteurize ,
purify ,
sanitate ,
sanitize ,
spay ,
unman ,
unnerve ,
unsex
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STERILIZE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster STERILIZE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary