sterilize

Significat (Anglès)

1. (British, English, Oxford, US, transitive) To deprive of the ability to procreate.
2. (British, English, Oxford, US, transitive) To make unable to produce; to make unprofitable.
3. (British, English, Oxford, US, transitive) To kill, deactivate (denature), or destroy (break apart) all living, viable microorganisms and spores on a surface, in a fluid, or contained in a compound, such as culture media or a medical product.
4. (British, English, Oxford, US, transitive) To render a planet like Earth permanently uninhabitable to all life, including even microbes, causing their complete extinction.
5. (British, English, Oxford, US, transitive) To redact (a document), removing classified or sensitive material.

Conceptes

esterilitzar

Sinònims

sterilise

disinfect

castrate

desex

fix

decontaminate

purify

desexualize

emasculate

geld

spay

unsex

fumigate

desexualise

neuter

pasteurize

sterilization

hysterectomize

clean

pasteurise

have birth control

sanitize

aseptisize

extinction

Traduccions

sterilizzare

sterilisieren

esterilizar

stériliser

steriliseren

esterilizar

αποστειρώνω

entkeimen

στειρώνω

sterilizare

عقّم

عقم

عقر

castreren

keimfrei machen

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈstɛrɪlʌɪz/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From sterile + -ize.