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resterilize

verb

Etymology

From re- + sterilize.

  1. derived from sterilis
  2. borrowed from stérile
  3. formed as sterilize — “sterile + -ize”
  4. prefixed as resterilize — “re + sterilize”

Definitions

  1. To sterilize again.

    • This afternoon Bets does surgery on my leg—a small infection I've let get worse. It looks bad, clearly infected around the area. She pulls off the scab and some of the surrounding skin with our often resterilized needle.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA