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steriliser

steriliser is the alternative spelling of sterilizer.

Meaning of sterilizer

Noun

sterilizer (plural sterilizers)

  1. 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 of steriliser

pluralsterilisers

Origin of steriliser

From sterilise + -er.

Questions about steriliser

What is steriliser the alternative spelling of?
Steriliser is the alternative spelling of sterilizer.

Words near steriliser in the dictionary

  1. sterilisable
  2. sterilisation
  3. sterilisations
  4. sterilise
  5. sterilised
  6. steriliser
  7. sterilisers
  8. sterilises
  9. sterilising
  10. sterilities
  11. sterility

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