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- Dictionarysterilized/ˈstɛrɪlʌɪzd/
adjective
- 1. made free from bacteria or other living microorganisms: "sterilized jars"
- 2. (of a person or animal) deprived of the ability to produce offspring, typically by removing or blocking the sex organs: "sterilized pets are often easier to train"
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a. : to free from all viable microorganisms (as by the use of steam or dry heat) sterilize surgical instruments in an autoclave. b (1) : to deprive of the power of reproducing through surgery. sterilize cats and dogs. (2) : to make incapable of germination. studied the effects of sterilizing wheat florets. c. : to cause (land) to become unfruitful.
to make something completely clean and free from bacteria: All equipment must be sterilized before use. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of sterilize from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) sterilize | American Dictionary.
to make something completely clean and free from bacteria: All equipment must be sterilized before use. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to make something clean. clean You'll need to clean the wound before you bandage it.
to destroy microorganisms in or on, usually by bringing to a high temperature with steam, dry heat, or boiling liquid. to destroy the ability of (a person or animal) to reproduce by removing the sexual organs or inhibiting their functions. to make (land) barren or unproductive.
to make something completely clean and free from bacteria: All equipment must be sterilized before use. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of sterilize from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) sterilize | Intermediate English.
If a person or an animal is sterilized, they have a medical operation that makes it impossible for them to have or produce babies. My wife was sterilized after the birth of her fourth child. [ be VERB -ed ]
adjective. free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic: Successful operations rely on timely delivery of the sterile surgical instruments needed for each procedure. incapable of producing offspring; not producing offspring. Synonyms: unfruitful, infecund. Antonyms: fertile. barren; not producing vegetation:
