See Also: sterilize(medicine)
sterilize(dictionary)
sterilize(dictionary)

sterilize (oh)



to make something completely clean by killing any bacteria in it
::Sterilize the bottles with boiling water.
::sterilized milk
::sterilizing solution
if a person or animal is sterilized, they have an operation to stop them producing babies
-- sterilizer n [C]
::an electric sterilizer
-- sterilization /7sterZlaI5zeIFEn ?@ -lE-/ n [U and C]