sterilize
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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
San Bernardino County officials have made new deals with a local nonprofit to help sterilize and relocate wild donkeys.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 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 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
“She didn’t sterilize the instruments. And a patient came and I had nothing to use. She humiliated me.”
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
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