(BrE also sterilise) verb [VN]
1 [oftenpassive] to kill the bacteria in sth:
to sterilize surgical instruments * sterilized milk / water
2 [usuallypassive] to make a person or an animal unable to have babies, especially by removing or blocking their sex organs
sterilization, sterilisation noun [U,C]
sterilizing, sterilising adjective [onlybeforenoun]:
sterilizing fluid / tablets
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