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sterilizee

noun

Etymology

From sterilize + -ee.

  1. derived from sterilis
  2. borrowed from stérile
  3. formed as sterilize — “sterile + -ize”
  4. suffixed as sterilizee — “sterilize + ee”

Definitions

  1. One who has undergone sterilization.

    • Perhaps a third category is required — nonvoluntary sterilization, or sterilization in the absence of the prospective sterilizee's consent or refusal.

The neighborhood

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