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desterilise

desterilise is the alternative form of desterilize.

Meaning of desterilize

Verb

desterilize (third-person singular simple present desterilizes, present participle desterilizing, simple past and past participle desterilized)

  1. (transitive) To contaminate (medical equipment, etc.) so that it is no longer sterile.
    • The devices were explanted postmortem or during an upgrade intervention, but also devices that were accidentally desterilized or were improperly sealed were included.2015 August 12, Raluca Şoşdean et al., “Safety and feasibility of biventricular devices reuse in general and elderly population – a single-center retrospective cohort study”, in Clinical...
  2. To carry out a monetary process that is the reverse of sterilization.

Forms of desterilise

third-person singular presentdesterilises
present participledesterilising
past participledesterilised
pastdesterilised

Questions about desterilise

What is desterilise the alternative form of?
Desterilise is the alternative form of desterilize.

Words near desterilise in the dictionary

  1. destems
  2. destereotype
  3. destereotyped
  4. destereotypes
  5. destereotyping
  6. desterilise
  7. desterilization
  8. desterilizations
  9. desterilize
  10. desterilized
  11. desterilizes

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