sterilize

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A handful of deer in Avalon, Catalina’s only city, will be sterilized and allowed to live out their days on the island.

From Los Angeles Times

She chased away fishermen and was sued for sterilizing a neighbor’s goat.

From Los Angeles Times

Hospitals use it to sterilize medical devices, and some municipalities use low levels to treat public water supplies.

From Salon

Scientists in the 1950s discovered a technique that uses radiation to sterilize male parasitic flies.

From Los Angeles Times

The rule from which they are seeking relief applies to a chemical known as ethylene oxide, or EtO, which is commonly used to sterilize medical devices that can’t be cleaned using steam or radiation.

From Los Angeles Times