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sterilizeto make something completely clean and free from bacteria by destroying harmful microorganisms

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to make something completely clean and free from bacteria by destroying harmful microorganisms

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈsterəlaɪz/

Korean meaning: 살균하다, 소독하다

Korean pronunciation: **스**테럴라이즈

Example Sentences

  • The dentist forgot to sterilize his tools and accidentally created a vampire-proof dental clinic.
  • All medical instruments must be sterilized before each use to prevent infection.
  • She sterilized the baby bottles by boiling them for ten minutes.

sterilize

VERB

//ˈsterəlaɪz//

to make something completely clean and free from bacteria by destroying harmful microorganisms

sterilize concept
💡 Concept

to make something completely clean and free from bacteria by destroying harmful microorganisms

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sterilize rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Sterilize to realize what will materialize!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈsterəlaɪz/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈsterəlaɪz/

🌳Etymology

Rootsteril
Suffix--ize

Origin

라틴어 'sterilis(불모의, 생산력이 없는)'에서 유래되었습니다. 고대 로마에서는 땅이 메마르고 작물이 자라지 않는 상태를 sterilis라고 불렀는데, 이것이 현대에 와서 '무균 상태로 만들다'는 의미로 발전했습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

realizematerializefertilize
realize
materialize
fertilize

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The dentist forgot to sterilize his tools and accidentally created a vampire-proof dental clinic.

All medical instruments must be sterilized before each use to prevent infection.

She sterilized the baby bottles by boiling them for ten minutes.

The laboratory technician sterilized the petri dishes under UV light.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

disinfectsanitizepurifydecontaminate

Antonyms

contaminateinfectpollute

Related

sterilesterilizationantiseptichygiene