sterilise

Other spellings

• (US) sterilize

Word parts

sterile + -ise

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈstɛrɪlʌɪz/

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Verb

Plain form sterilise

Third-person singular sterilises

Past tense sterilised

Past participle sterilised

Present participle sterilising

1. (biology) If a living thing is sterilised, it is killed, deactivated or destroyed.

Related words

• sterilisation/sterilization
• sanitise/sanitize