sterilize

An experimental program seeks to protect California almond trees from a pesky moth by using X-rays to sterilize the insects.

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.

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.

An experimental program seeks to protect California almond trees from a pesky moth by using X-rays to sterilize the insects.

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