sterilize

Significado (Inglés)

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.

Sinónimos

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

Traducións

sterilizzare

stériliser

esterilizar

sterilisieren

steriliseren

esterilitzar

στειρώνω

esterilizar

entkeimen

αποστειρώνω

castreren

عقّم

keimfrei machen

sterilizare

عقم

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/ˈstɛrɪlʌɪz/

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

From sterile + -ize.