sterilizer
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Ethylene oxide has been used as a sterilizer since 1930s, and the EPA has been under pressure to better regulate it since at least the 1980s.
From Washington Post • Apr. 6, 2023
According to industry, the medical sterilizer system in the state has little room for disruption.
From Salon • Feb. 7, 2023
“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
The kitchen has a sterilizer for bottles, while the nursery has a changing station stocked with diapers.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 12, 2022
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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