0 past simple and past participle of sterilize
1 to perform a medical operation on someone in order to make them unable to have children:
2 to make something completely clean and free from bacteria:
All equipment must be sterilized before use.
Seeds were placed on sterilized sifted river sand.
Trays with sterilized soil were placed randomly in the greenhouse to check for contamination.
Total incidence: infecundity, 14-9%; health, 110%; sterilized for medical reasons, 13-9%; pregnancy a danger to health, 23-2%.
The soil was sterilized with equipment constructed from two metal drums joined with a plastic hose; steam was generated using firewood collected locally.
Brushes were stored upright in sterilized plastic toothbrush holders for 1-10 days at room temperature, sampling as above every 2 days.
About two decades later, women could be surgically sterilized.
Isolated seeds were sterilized by immersion in a solution of 0.5% sodium hypochlorite for 1 min and washed twice in sterile water before incubation.
Therefore, use of sterilized equipment should be compulsory for each child during circumcision.
