sterilant

[ ster-uh-luh nt ]
/ ˈstɛr ə lənt /

noun Chemistry.

a sterilizing agent.

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Origin of sterilant

First recorded in 1940–45; sterile + -ant

Words nearby sterilant

stereotypy, stereovision, steric, steric hindrance, sterigma, sterilant, sterile, sterile cyst, sterilization, sterilize, sterilizer
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British Dictionary definitions for sterilant

sterilant
/ (ˈstɛrɪlənt) /

noun

any substance or agent used in sterilization
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