Definition of Sterilants

1. Noun. (plural of sterilant) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sterilants

1. sterilant [n] - See also: sterilant

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sterilants

stereotypy
stereoview
stereoviews
stereovision
steres
sterhydraulic
steric
steric hindrance
sterical
sterically
sterigma
sterigmas
sterigmata
sterigmatum
sterilant
sterilants (current term)
sterile
sterilely
sterileness
sterilisation
sterilisations
sterilise
sterilised
steriliser
sterilisers
sterilises
sterilising
sterilities
sterility
sterilizable

Literary usage of Sterilants

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Border Security/anti-infiltration OperationsTechnology (1993)
"If a barren zone is required, soil sterilants provide the most efficient method ... The use of soil sterilants is politically sensitive and requires special ..."

2. Biosafety in the Laboratory: Prudent Practices for the Handling and Disposal by National Research Council (U. S.) (1989)
"Chemical germicides that are registered with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as "sterilants" may be used either for sterilization or for ..."

3. Protecting Residences from Wildfires: A Guide for Homeowners, Lawmakers, and by Howard E. Moore (1993)
"The old ones are soil sterilants. The new ones are fertilizers which would probably promote undesirable as well as desirable growth. ..."

4. Environmental Issues in Primary Careedited by Barbara S. Murdock edited by Barbara S. Murdock (1994)
"At the same time, CFCs from refrigerants, solvents, sterilants, and expanders for insulation and fast-food cartons, are reaching the upper atmosphere (the ..."

5. Reopening Public Facilities After a Biological Attack: A Decision Making by National Research Council (2005)
"A major operational effect of the decontamination of buildings by gas phase sterilants is the required shutdown of the facility. ..."

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