sterilizer
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Last year, the EPA imposed stricter limits on the chemical, which is used as a sterilizer.
From Salon • Aug. 21, 2025
“If a diesel truck goes by, you can smell it. With a sterilizer, you see nothing, you smell nothing,” said Jane Williams, executive director of California Communities Against Toxics.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2022
I bought a baby bottle sterilizer to use after I rinse them out with tap water.
From Slate • May 10, 2021
It ultimately was traced to a sterilizer in a doctor's office, said Sowders-Witt, who recently moved to California.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 15, 2010
While the nurse was expertly tying a strip of gauze around her arm and the doctor was putting his instrument in the sterilizer and taking out a fresh needle, Francie spoke up.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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