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resterilise

resterilise is the alternative form of resterilize.

Meaning of resterilize

Verb

resterilize (third-person singular simple present resterilizes, present participle resterilizing, simple past and past participle resterilized)

  1. (transitive) To sterilize again.
    • This afternoon Bets does surgery on my leg—a small infection I've let get worse. It looks bad, clearly infected around the area. She pulls off the scab and some of the surrounding skin with our often resterilized needle.1982 February 13, Lee Swislow, “Amazon Trekking”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 29, page 8

Forms of resterilise

third-person singular presentresterilises
present participleresterilising
past participleresterilised
pastresterilised

Questions about resterilise

What is resterilise the alternative form of?
Resterilise is the alternative form of resterilize.

Words near resterilise in the dictionary

  1. restep
  2. restepped
  3. restepping
  4. resteps
  5. rester
  6. resterilise
  7. resterilised
  8. resterilises
  9. resterilising
  10. resterilization
  11. resterilizations

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