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desterilization

desterilization noun: the contamination of medical equipment, etc. so that it is no longer sterile.

Noun

desterilization (usually uncountable, plural desterilizations)

  1. (usually) The contamination of medical equipment, etc. so that it is no longer sterile.
  2. (usually) A monetary process that is the reverse of sterilization.

Forms of desterilization

pluraldesterilizations

Origin of desterilization

From de- + sterilization.

Questions about desterilization

What does desterilization mean?
Desterilization means the contamination of medical equipment, etc. so that it is no longer sterile.
What part of speech is desterilization?
Desterilization is a noun.
What is the plural of desterilization?
The plural of desterilization is desterilizations.

Words near desterilization in the dictionary

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

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