sterilize

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

stériliser

bloquer

castrer

aseptiser

émasculer

geler

châtrer

Synonymes

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

Traductions

sterilizzare

esterilizar

sterilisieren

steriliseren

esterilitzar

esterilizar

entkeimen

αποστειρώνω

στειρώνω

sterilizare

عقّم

keimfrei machen

عقم

castreren

عقر

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈstɛrɪlʌɪz/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From sterile + -ize.