sterilized

Meanings

• Verb

  The process of making something, especially food or medical instruments, free from living organisms or their spores, especially bacteria, by heat or chemicals.

  - "The hospital sterilizes all surgical instruments before use."
  - "The food is sterilized to ensure it is safe to eat."

• Verb

  To render (a place, especially a building or room) free from living organisms or their spores, especially bacteria, by heat or chemicals.

  - "The hospital ward is sterilized before new patients arrive."
  - "The laboratory is sterilized to prevent contamination."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with sterilized
stereotypes , terrorizes , peregrines , terrifies

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Variants

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sterilize , sterilized , sterilizes , sterilizing , pre-sterilization , pre-sterilize , pre-sterilized , pre-sterilizes , pre-sterilizing , presterilization , presterilize , presterilized , presterilizes , presterilizing

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Etymology

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From the Latin sterilizare, from sterilis, past participle of sterilis, sterile.

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Trivia

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1. Sterilization was first used in the late 1800s to sterilize medical instruments.

2. The first autoclave was invented in 1879 by Charles Coster.

3. Sterilization is not the same as sanitization, which only kills most bacteria, not all of them.

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Related Concepts

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1. Autoclave: An autoclave is a pressure vessel used to sterilize items by subjecting them to steam under pressure.

2. Sterilization method: There are various methods of sterilization, including autoclaving, ethylene oxide gas sterilization, and radiation sterilization.

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Culture

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Sterilization has been used in various contexts throughout history, including in medicine, agriculture, and food production. It has been a controversial topic due to ethical concerns and potential health risks, particularly when used as a form of population control.

How to Memorize "sterilized"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a hospital sterilizing surgical instruments in an autoclave.
   - Visualize a scientist sterilizing a lab bench before an experiment.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'sterilized' with cleanliness and safety.
   - Associate it with the medical field and the process of killing bacteria.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Sterilize, Sanitize, Save Lives' to remember the meaning of the word.
   - Use the mnemonic 'Sterilized, Safe, Surgical' to remember the context of the word.

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