sterilizer
sterilizer · sterilizers
A device used to sterilize, killing pathogens by means such as heat, UV light,…A device used to sterilize, killing pathogens by means such as heat, UV light, chemicals, etc.
US/stˈɛɹəlˌaɪzɚ/
Meaning
1 sensesA 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
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plural: sterilizersSynonyms
2 synonymsClose 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 wordsRelatedsterilize
Derivedchemosterilizer
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