STERILISE


Meaning of STERILISE in English

ster ‧ il ‧ ize BrE AmE ( also sterilise British English ) /ˈsterəlaɪz, ˈsterɪlaɪz/ verb [transitive]

1 . to make something completely clean by killing any ↑ bacteria in it:

Sterilize the bottles with boiling water.

sterilized milk

sterilizing solution

2 . if a person or animal is sterilized, they have an operation to stop them producing babies

—sterilizer noun [countable] :

an electric sterilizer

—sterilization /ˌsterəlaɪˈzeɪʃ ə n, ˌsterɪlaɪˈzeɪʃ ə n $ -lə-/ noun [uncountable and countable]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.