Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who or that which sterilizes; especially, any apparatus for rendering substances free from living germs, as by means of heat. Also spelled
steriliser . - noun A washing-machine having a steam-tight vessel in which infected fabrics can be washed in boiling water, with or without disinfecting liquids, and through which live steam may be passed to kill all germs. It is also fitted with ventilating-pipes for carrying away odors.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One that sterilizes anything; specif., an apparatus for sterilizing equipment or an organic fluid.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A device used to
sterilize , killingpathogens by means such asheat ,UV light, chemicals, etc.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a device for heating substances above their boiling point; used to manufacture chemicals or to sterilize surgical instruments
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Examples
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My mom had insisted that I keep a set of baby clothes, a pack of diapers, toiletries, feeding bowls and a sterilizer at her house.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: New Moms Jack Canfield 2011
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IMAX glasses are collected by theatre employees, run through an industrial dishwasher that uses soap, bleach, and sterilizer, with water at 120 degrees F.
3D Ticket Prices Are on the Rise, Effective This Weekend | /Film 2010
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My mom had insisted that I keep a set of baby clothes, a pack of diapers, toiletries, feeding bowls and a sterilizer at her house.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: New Moms Jack Canfield 2011
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When you are done with your robotic glass of water, you put the cup in the little hole at the bottom of the cabinet and eventually someone puts it back in the sterilizer.
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A vacuum sterilizer costs over a thousand dollars.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Skin Deep Jerome Preisler 2010
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The systems are entirely mechanical, and do not require electric power unless you install an ultraviolet sterilizer lamp in your holding tank, which is usually not necessary.
Is Your Drinking Water Safe, and what can you do about it? 2009
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Drinking wheatgrass juice regularly controls the growth of bacteria and when applied externally, on the affected area the poultice of wheatgrass works as an essential sterilizer.
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Interesting seeing that tool go into the sterilizer.
Brain surgery done with a common hardware store power drill. Ann Althouse 2008
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The Webster Sterilizer was a continuous sterilizer as opposed to a retort, and the bottles would come out cool.
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Question: Do I need to buy a bottle sterilizer, or it is okay to just wash the bottles in the dishwasher?
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