- present participle of sterilize.
Example Sentences
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Sterilizing medical equipment is essential for modern healthcare, but the process generates a substantial public health risk.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2023
Sterilizing immunity for COVID-19 would be ideal, because it would reduce the risk of people with minimal symptoms spreading the infection widely.
From Nature • Aug. 16, 2020
Sterilizing Human Waste, No Electricity Required How would you sterilize 35 liters of poop?
From Science Magazine • Jul. 12, 2013
Sterilizing the skull, he placed it on an artificial neck made out of a curtain pole shaved down to fit the opening of the spinal column.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Sterilizing is often done by heat or chemicals.
From Agriculture for Beginners Revised Edition by Burkett, Charles William