sterilize
Example Sentences
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We press that mash, sterilize it by heating, bottle it and ship it out.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Kluh’s district uses X-rays to sterilize males but there are other methods, such as using genetically modified insects or ones infected with bacteria.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026
I told her to try to sterilize the water, and she responded that she does not have enough cooking gas and cannot heat water more than once a day.
From Slate • Oct. 22, 2024
While opening more facilities in California would help, the program uses cobalt to produce high-energy radiation to sterilize the bugs — which is expensive and requires the lab to take extensive safety and security measures.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2024
The second option was to go into the building and sterilize the whole place.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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