sterilize
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There are other methods to sterilize male mosquitoes.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
We press that mash, sterilize it by heating, bottle it and ship it out.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Scientists in the 1950s discovered a technique that uses radiation to sterilize male parasitic flies.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2025
The easiest way to kill off the tardigrades, the researchers argue, would be to sterilize the entire planet, adding 5.6 × 1026 J of energy to make the oceans boil off.
From Salon • Feb. 25, 2025
I lit a match to sterilize the scalpel and began talking.
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
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