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Meaning of desterilize | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. To contaminate (medical equipment, etc.) so that it is no longer sterile.
    transitive
  2. To carry out a monetary process that is the reverse of sterilization.

Examples

“The devices were explanted postmortem or during an upgrade intervention, but also devices that were accidentally desterilized or were improperly sealed were included.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

desterilized desterilizes desterilizing desticker destickered destickering

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