sterilizer en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English sterile Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English sterilize English -er English sterilizer From sterilize + -er.
Meanings
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A device used to sterilize, killing pathogens by means such as heat, UV light, chemicals, etc.
The hospital was in trouble when the sterilizer broke; they almost had to shut down the operating room.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| steriliser | alternative | lexicographic | |
| sterilizers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (11)
fi sterilaattori (a device used to sterilize) · mk стерилизатор (a device used to sterilize) · it sterilizzatore (a device used to sterilize) · tpi strerelaisa (a device used to sterilize) · fi sterilisaattori (a device used to sterilize) · ro sterilizator (a device used to sterilize) · el αποστειρωτήρας (a device used to sterilize) · es esterilizador (a device used to sterilize) · hu sterilizátor (a device used to sterilize) · it sterilizzante (a device used to sterilize) · fr stérilisateur (a device used to sterilize)