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    sterilized
    /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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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › sterilizeSterilize Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Learn the meaning of sterilize, a verb that means to make something or someone sterile, free from microorganisms, or incapable of reproduction. See examples, synonyms, related words, and word history of sterilize.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSTERILIZE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Sterilize means to make someone or something unable to produce young, or to clean something completely and free from bacteria. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts with examples and synonyms.

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  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSTERILIZED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Sterilized is the past tense and past participle of sterilize, which means to make someone unable to have children or to make something clean and free from bacteria. Learn more about the meaning, usage and synonyms of sterilized with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › sterilizeSTERILIZE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    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.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySTERILIZE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Sterilize means to make someone or something unable to produce young, or to clean something completely and free from bacteria. Learn how to use this word in different contexts with examples from various sources.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSTERILIZE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Learn the meaning of sterilize as a verb, with synonyms, pronunciation, and examples. Sterilize can mean to make something clean and free from germs, or to make a person or animal unable to have or produce babies.

  9. www.dictionary.com › browse › sterileSTERILE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    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: