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How to pronounce “sterilize”
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Pronunciation guide for sterilize
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of sterilize with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- A new weapon in the fight against superbugs
it's actually used a lot these days to sterilize rooms,
- Definition summary
- (transitive) To deprive of the ability to procreate.
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How to pronounce sterilize
A new weapon in the fight against superbugs
it's actually used a lot these days to sterilize rooms,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “sterilize”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To deprive of the ability to procreate.
- (transitive) To make unable to produce; to make unprofitable.
- (transitive, biology) To kill, deactivate (denature), or destroy (break apart) all living, viable microorganisms and spores on a surface, in a fluid, or contained in a compound, such as culture media or a medical product.
- (transitive, astronomy) To render a planet like Earth permanently uninhabitable to all life, including even microbes, causing their complete extinction.
- (transitive) To redact (a document), removing classified or sensitive material.
- [Adjective]
- sterilized
- sterile (unable to reproduce)
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