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.
will sterilize
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future tenseof sterilize.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Among his recent home-lab findings is that being heated at 70 ℃ for 60 minutes will sterilize masks when there are shortages of personal protective equipment.
From Nature ● Jul. 7, 2020
Since Mars lacks an ozone layer, he explains, solar ultraviolet light "will sterilize and break up any type of organics that might be on the surface."
From Time Magazine Archive
We could, of course, can different sizes and shades together, but uniform products are more pleasing to the eye and will sterilize much more evenly.
From Every Step in Canning by Grace Viall Gray
