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Definition of Sterilise
1. Verb. Make free from bacteria.
Specialized synonyms: Autoclave
Generic synonyms: Disinfect
Derivative terms: Sterilisation, Steriliser, Sterilization, Sterilizer
2. Verb. Make infertile. "In some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized"
Specialized synonyms: Alter, Castrate, Neuter, Spay, Castrate, Demasculinise, Demasculinize, Emasculate, Vasectomise, Vasectomize
Generic synonyms: Operate, Operate On
Derivative terms: Fixing, Sterilisation, Sterilization
Definition of Sterilise
1. Verb. ''(British and Commonwealth):'' To sterilize. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sterilise
1. [v -ISED, -ISING, -ISES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sterilise
Literary usage of Sterilise
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh by Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh (1888)
"There is no necessity to sterilise after this has been once done, all that is
necessary subsequently is to heat sufficiently to render the ..."
2. Shibboleths of tuberculosis by Marcus Paterson (1920)
"THE SHIBBOLETHS OF TUBERCULOSIS THAT IT IS GOOD TO Sterilise MILK TO LIMIT THE
SPREAD OF TUBERCULOSIS IF to this statement, the words "and its PRODUCTS" ..."
3. The Elements of Bacteriological Technique: A Laboratory Guide for Medical by John William Henry Eyre (1913)
"Tube, and sterilise as for bouillon. NOTE.—The lactate of iron may be substituted
for the tartrate. Lead Bouillon.—• 1. Measure out nutrient bouillon, ..."
4. The Elements of Bacteriological Technique: A Laboratory Guide for the by John William Henry Eyre (1902)
"Tube, and sterilise as for bouillon. NOTE.—The finished medium is of a blue
colour, which during the growth of anaerobic bacteria is oxidised and ..."
5. The Elements of Bacteriological Technique: A Laboratory Guide for the by John William Henry Eyre (1902)
"Tube, and sterilise as for bouillon. NOTE.—The finished medium is of a blue
colour, which during the growth of anaerobic bacteria is oxidised and ..."
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