Sterilise

Definition of Sterilise

1. Make free from bacteria Verb
2. Make infertile Verb

Synonyms for word "sterilise"

desex
desexualise
desexualize
fix
sterilize
unsex
sterilize

Semanticaly linked words with "sterilise"

autoclave
disinfect
alter
castrate
neuter
spay
demasculinise
demasculinize
emasculate
vasectomise
vasectomize
operate
operate on

Lexical Analysis for "sterilise"

steriliser
Noun
derivation
1
1. a device for heating substances above their boiling point; used to manufacture chemicals or to sterilize surgical instruments
sterilisation
Noun
derivation
2
1. the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce)
2. the procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means)

Words Rhyme with sterilise

civilise
cross-fertilise
demobilise
destabilise
devilise
fertilise
fossilise
immobilise
lyophilise
mobilise
sensibilise
stabilise
sterilise
subtilise
utilise
virilise

Etymology for sterilise

etymologically related sterile
is derived from sterilised
is derived from sterilises
is derived from sterilising

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