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ตัวอย่างประโยคจาก Tanaka JP-EN Corpus
sterilizThis water is sterilized.

WordNet (3.0)
sterilization(n) the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce), Syn. sterilisation
sterilization(n) the procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means), Syn. sterilisation
sterilize(v) make free from bacteria, Syn. sterilise
sterilize(v) make infertile, Syn. fix, desexualise, desexualize, unsex, sterilise, desex, Example: in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
Sterilization

n. (Biol.) The act or process of sterilizing, or rendering sterile; also, the state of being sterile. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sterilize

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Sterilized p. pr. & vb. n. Sterilizing ] [ Cf. F. stériliser. ] 1. To make sterile or unproductive; to impoverish, as land; to exhaust of fertility. [ R. ] “Sterilizing the earth.” Woodward. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Biol.) To deprive of the power of reproducing; to render incapable of germination or fecundation; to make sterile.

3. (Microbiology, Medicine) To destroy all spores or germs in (an organic fluid or mixture) or on (a medical instrument), as by heat, so as to prevent contamination by bacteria or other organisms. A common method of sterilization in laboratories and medical facilities is to heat a liquid sample or an instrument in an autoclave. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

4. To destroy all spores or germs on (a surface) by wetting with an antiseptic liquid, such as an alcoholic solution. [ PJC ]

Sterilizer

n. One that sterilizes anything; specif., an apparatus for sterilizing equipment or an organic fluid. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

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