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sterilise

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Verb1.sterilise - make free from bacteria
sterilize
autoclave - subject to the action of an autoclave
disinfect - destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansing; "disinfect a wound"
2.sterilise - make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized"
desex, desexualise, desexualize, sterilize, unsex, fix
neuter, spay, castrate, alter - remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?"
demasculinise, demasculinize, emasculate, castrate - remove the testicles of a male animal
vasectomise, vasectomize - remove the vas deferens; "many men choose to be vasectomized as a form of safe birth control"
operate on, operate - perform surgery on; "The doctors operated on the patient but failed to save his life"
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Take a dozen jam jars and fill with boiling water to sterilise the jars and the lids.
Plum chutney by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)
Other mistakes included leaving surgical items inside patients' bodies, failing to sterilise equipment properly and carrying out wrong procedures - detailed figures for those blunders were not revealed.
1,000 OPS BOTCHED PER YEAR; NHS reveals surgical errors by The Mirror (London, England)
This was entirely voluntary and therefore a waste of time, but what they wanted to do was sterilise shoes.
Airport precautions border on ridiculous; VOICE OF THE NORTH by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
 
 
 
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