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presterilize

presterilize verb: to sterilize in advance.

Verb

presterilize (third-person singular simple present presterilizes, present participle presterilizing, simple past and past participle presterilized)

  1. To sterilize in advance.

Forms of presterilize

third-person singular presentpresterilizes
present participlepresterilizing
past participlepresterilized
pastpresterilized

Origin of presterilize

From pre- + sterilize.

Questions about presterilize

What does presterilize mean?
Presterilize means to sterilize in advance.
What part of speech is presterilize?
Presterilize is a verb.
What is the past tense of presterilize?
The past tense of presterilize is presterilized.

Words near presterilize in the dictionary

  1. prestellar
  2. prestenotic
  3. prester
  4. Prester John
  5. presteres
  6. presterilize
  7. presterilized
  8. presterilizes
  9. presterilizing
  10. presterna
  11. presternal

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