Meaning

1 senses
  1. A device used to sterilize, killing pathogens by means such as heat, UV light, chemicals, etc.

    The hospital was in trouble when the sterilizer broke; they almost had to shut down the operating room.

    a device for heating substances above their boiling point; used to manufacture chemicals or to sterilize surgical instruments

Translations

3 languages

Forms

plural: sterilizers

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a device for heating substances above their boiling point; used to manufacture chemicals or to sterilize surgical instruments:autoclavesteriliser

Word family

2 related words

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