sterilize
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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
We cannot even think much about how to sterilize water before drinking it, because there is no cooking gas and no wood to light a fire.
From Slate • Oct. 22, 2024
An experimental program seeks to protect California almond trees from a pesky moth by using X-rays to sterilize the insects.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2024
He has a standing prize offer of $25 million for the development of a single-dose medication that can permanently and safely sterilize both cats and dogs.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2024
I imagine each book traveling on a white conveyor belt toward rectangular white stations where robotic white arms dust, scrape, spray, and otherwise sterilize it until it’s finally deemed clean enough to come to me.
From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon
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