sterilize
verb (used with object)
to destroy microorganisms in or on, usually by bringing to a high temperature with steam, dry heat, or boiling liquid.
sterilizes
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present tense formof sterilize (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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This innovative technology sterilizes the crops, promoting plant growth without the use of chemical fertilizers.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 27, 2024
The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, or Cal/OSHA, is also investigating possible workplace health risks within the Vernon facility, which sterilizes more than 45 million essential medical devices and other items every year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2022
It infects Xyris grass, sterilizes it and then produces uncanny mimics of the plant’s yellow flowers.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 27, 2021
Circulating at 380 degrees, this steam not only heats the buildings, saving the cost of bulky on-site boilers, but also sterilizes the hospitals’ surgical instruments.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 14, 2019
It is simply a newly discovered antiseptic solution, conceived by Dr. Alexis Carrel, which sterilizes wounds and arrests infection and inflammation before they have an opportunity to spread and result in blood poisoning and death.
From A Journey Through France in War Time by Joseph G. (Joseph Green) Butler
