sterilize

Example Sentences

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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 • Aug. 16, 2025

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

Ultimately, it’s up to retailers to remove affected products from the case and sterilize equipment properly.

From Salon • Aug. 15, 2024

He has a standing prize offer of $25 million for the development of a single-dose medication that can permanently and safely sterilize both cats and dogs.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2024

What Priddy needed was a blanket legal order that would authorize him to sterilize a woman on explicitly eugenic grounds; one such test case would set the standard for a thousand.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee