Meaning of sterilise | Babel Free

Definitions

Alternative spelling of sterilize.

British, Commonwealth, alt-of, alternative

Equivalents

Examples

“The use⟳ of heat as a sterilising agent is a method of long standing and is particularly effective against most insects. Insects are very susceptible to high temperatures, the ultramaximum temperature—the temperature which will kill⟳ an insect instantly—being for the great majority of insects about 140 degrees F. A moderately high temperature, however, if applied for several hours is usually as fatal as a much higher temperature applied for a shorter time.”

“[…] one tablet completely sterilises a quart of water, tastelessly, without discolouration or odour.”

“Inspect⟳ them for rub marks and blisters; tape or bandage rub marks; clean⟳ the skin around a blister, use⟳ a sterilised needle to puncture it at its outer edge and press⟳ out the fluid, then bandage.”

“He thinks new classes of insecticides introduced in the last⟳ 20 years, including neonicotinoids and fipronil, have⟳ been particularly damaging as they are used routinely and persist in the environment: “They sterilise the soil, killing all the grubs.””

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