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sterilize

[ster-uh-lahyz] / ˈstɛr əˌlaɪz /


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We press that mash, sterilize it by heating, bottle it and ship it out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

San Bernardino County officials have made new deals with a local nonprofit to help sterilize and relocate wild donkeys.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 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

The simplest way to sterilize the bugs is to use radiation.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2024

“First we will clean and sterilize the wound.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss




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