sterilize
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Hospitals use it to sterilize medical devices, and some municipalities use low levels to treat public water supplies.
From Salon • Dec. 15, 2025
The rule from which they are seeking relief applies to a chemical known as ethylene oxide, or EtO, which is commonly used to sterilize medical devices that can’t be cleaned using steam or radiation.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2025
I told her to try to sterilize the water, and she responded that she does not have enough cooking gas and cannot heat water more than once a day.
From Slate • Oct. 22, 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
Once she’d sterilized the cubicle, she lit a Bunsen burner and used its flame to sterilize test tubes and a used scalpel blade, since the Gey lab couldn’t afford new ones for each sample.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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