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sterilized

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ster·il·ize  (str-lz)
tr.v. ster·il·ized, ster·il·iz·ing, ster·il·iz·es
1. To make free from live bacteria or other microorganisms.
2. To deprive (a person or an animal) of the ability to produce offspring, as by removing the reproductive organs.
3.
a. To make incapable of bearing fruit or germinating.
b. To render (land) unfruitful.
4. Economics To place (gold) in safekeeping so as not to affect the supply of money or credit.
5. To make inoffensive or innocuous: sterilized the terminology with euphemisms.
steril·izer n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.sterilized - made infertile
sterilised
infertile, sterile, unfertile - incapable of reproducing; "an infertile couple"


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