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sterilizer

noun

Etymology

From sterilize + -er.

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

Definitions

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

    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.

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